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2018 Business Mission to the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM), August 30-September 1

The US-ASEAN Business Council concluded its business mission to the 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting in Singapore, with 17 U.S. companies engaging key economic officials on regional and bilateral trade and investment issues. This year marks the Council’s 19th annual meeting with all ten ASEAN Economic Ministers. Ambassador Jeffrey Gerrish, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, led the consultation as part of the AEM-USTR Dialogue.

2018 ASEAN Ambassadors’ Golf Tournament

On August 2, the Council and the ASEAN Committee in Washington co-hosted the 2018 ASEAN Ambassadors’ Golf Tournament at the Lake Presidential Golf Club in Maryland. In full spirit of good sportsmanship and camaraderie, ASEAN embassy representatives, along with Council members and staff partook in a game of 18 holes of golf. Congratulations to the Bruneian Embassy Team on winning the championship cup!

2018 ASEAN Secretariat Business Mission – March 12

The Council held its annual ASEAN Secretariat Business Mission in Jakarta, with 12 leading U.S. companies engaging top officials from the ASEAN Secretariat, including recently-appointed Secretary-General H.E. Lim Jock Hoi, to further develop longstanding commercial ties with the region. The Mission was co-led by Alex Feldman, the Council’s President & CEO; Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, the Council’s Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director; and Chair of the Council’s ASEAN Committee, Archawat Chareonsilp, ASEAN Public Affairs and Communications Director of the Coca-Cola Company.

The Council Mourns the Passing of Dr. Surin Pitsuwan

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, former Secretary-General of ASEAN (2008-2012) and Foreign Minister of Thailand (1997-2001), worked tirelessly to realize ASEAN’s human, economic and strategic potential. A lifelong advocate for ASEAN and the U.S.-ASEAN relationship, Dr. Pitsuwan presided over the US’ accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and its entry into the East Asia Summit in 2011.

2017 Business Mission to ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM), September 7-9

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh during its 18th annual business mission to the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) in Manila, Philippines. The delegation of 11 companies was co-led by Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director; Elizabeth Dugan, Council Vice President-Operations; and Iain McLaughlin, ASEAN President of the Coca-Cola Company, Chair of the Council’s ASEAN Committee.

2017 ASEAN Secretariat Business Mission, July 31

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh during its annual ASEAN Secretariat Business Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia. The delegation of 10 companies was co-led by Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director at the US-ASEAN Business Council; Marc Mealy, Vice President-Policy at the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Archawat Chareonsilp, ASEAN Public Affairs and Communications Director at the Coca-Cola Company, Chair of the Council’s ASEAN Committee.

2016 ASEAN Ambassadors’ Tour, Louisville, Kentucky, June 1-3

The Council’s annual ASEAN Ambassadors’ Tour brought representatives from all ten ASEAN counties, including eight Ambassadors, to Louisville, Kentucky to promote trade and investment between Southeast Asia and the United States. Among the stops on the tour was a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, which was a real home run!

Launch of ASEAN SME Academy, May 31, Singapore

US-ASEAN Business Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael Michalak joins hands with Dr. Wimonkan Kosumas, of the Thailand Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, Rebecca Acuna of USAID, and Nguyen Hoa Cuong of Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Planning to officially launch the ASEAN Online SME Academy, a project of the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs.

Paper Launch: Enabling Cross-Border e-Commerce Trade in ASEAN – April 13, 2016

US-ABC, in partnership with MASTEL, held a launch event to mark the release of a new paper, "Enabling Cross-Border e-Commerce Trade in ASEAN." The event included remarks from the U.S. government, a presentation of the paper by USABC member representatives, and a panel discussion with Indonesian government officials. The new report offers clear recommendations to ASEAN policymakers to support the development of e-Commerce in the region.

H.E. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia, greets USTR Michael Froman and other key dignitaries at the Council’s AEC Conference on February 17, 2016

USTR Michael Froman, ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh, and the ASEAN Trade Ministers greet His Excellency Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia, following his keynote address to open the Council’s conference titled “Asia’s Best Kept Secret: The ASEAN Economic Community” on February 17, 2016 in San Francisco, California.

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Last updated: 5 September 2018