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2020 Business Mission to the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF)

On October 21, the Council led its 6th consecutive delegation to the 42nd AMAF, taking part in the plenary session with all ten ASEAN Agriculture Ministers. The 42nd AMAF was Chaired by Cambodia Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, H.E. Veng Sakhon. The mission was co-led by Marc Mealy, Senior Vice President – Policy and Amb. Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, as well as Chair of the Council’s Food and Agriculture Committee, Pushpanathan Sundram, Senior Policy Advisor, Government & Food Chain, Asia – Elanco Animal Health.

2019 Business Mission to the 41st ASEAN Ministerial on Agriculture & Forestry, October 15

Executives representing US-ABC members Elanco Animal Health, Cargill and Corteva at the 41st ASEAN Ministerial on Agriculture & Forestry in Brunei Darussalam. The US-ABC organized bilateral meetings with delegations from 6 ASEAN Member States and delivered a presentation on the role of agricultural trade modernization, new trends in crop protection plant science and emerging technologies in animal health in promoting greater food safety, security, and sustainability in Asia.

Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to Vietnam, June 27-28

US-ABC Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael W. Michalak and Vietnam Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development His Excellency Phung Duc Tien signed an MOU formalizing further collaboration in support Vietnam’s agriculture development objectives to help strengthen the role of the agriculture sector as an engine of growth for Vietnam’s economy.

2018 Agricultural Attaché Roundtable

On September 6, the US-ASEAN Business Council partnered with the Embassy of the Philippines to host a roundtable between members of the F&A committee and the Agricultural Attachés representing the ASEAN member states in Washington, D.C.

2018 Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to Vietnam, July 11-12

On July 11, the Council met with the Chairman of the Office of the Government of Vietnam, H.E. Mai Tien Dung, as part of its 2018 Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to Vietnam. The delegation of nine companies, which is the largest Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to date, was led by Ambassador Michael Michalak, Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, and Chair of the Council’s Food & Agriculture Committee Bruce Blakeman, Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Cargill.

2017 ASEAN Agricultural Attache Roundtable, July 19, Washington DC

On July 19, the US-ASEAN Business Council partnered with the Embassy of Indonesia to host a roundtable between members of the F&A committee and the 10 Agricultural Attaches representing the ASEAN member states in Washington, D.C. The roundtable was led by Marc Mealy, Council Vice President – Policy.

2017 Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to the Philippines, May 30-31

The Council’s Food & Agriculture Committee Chair Bruce Blakeman of Cargill with representatives from Vice Chairs ADM and Elanco Animal Health at a meeting with Philippines Senator Villar during the Council’s 2017 Food & Agriculture Industry Mission to the Philippines.

2017 Vietnam Business Mission, March 8, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

On March 8, the Council 2017 Vietnam Business Mission delegation met with Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam. Minister Cuong was also the guest of honor at a Reception hosted by the Council on March 6.