About Us

The US-ASEAN Business Council Inc. (Council) was established in 1984 as a non-profit organization. On behalf of its members, the Council conducts research and analysis of economic, environmental, financial, political, and social, conditions in the eleven countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam comprise the eleven nations of ASEAN. 

Great bookends: September started with our first US-ASEAN Strategic Business Forum in Singapore, bringing together over 150 government officials, USABC member company representatives and other partners for a day of rich discussions and networking. The month ended with ASEAN leader events at UNGA week in New York City. Both of these showed USABC’s and members’ strengths as conveners and thought leaders. The Singapore Business Forum is the closest thing we have to an annual general shareholders' meeting, with added perspectives from government and business partners. I saw member company reps based in different parts of ASEAN meeting for the first time, and lots of cross-sectoral networking. All six of our Chief Country Representatives joined, comparing notes on what works in our different markets. Keynote speaker Minister Tan See Leng challenged us to make the Forum twice as big next year — and our Singapore team is already working on that.

Our Board is composed of a diverse and balanced group of leaders who possess the independence and expertise necessary to fulfill their governance roles on behalf of the members of the US-ASEAN Business Council. The Council's Corporate Governance Principles and committee charters are aligned with best practices and regulatory expectations, building upon a longstanding foundation of governance principles adhered to by the Council and its antecedents. The Board acknowledges the dynamic nature of governance principles and commits to periodically reassessing these principles in response to evolving circumstances and the unique challenges of fostering US-ASEAN business relations.

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