Heidi joined the US-ASEAN Business Council as Executive Assistant, Indonesia in April 2015. Before joining the Council, Heidi dedicated herself to the Finest Italian Linen Company-Pratesi, Indonesia, for sixteen years as Senior Marketing Manager.

Angelica Ortega oversees the Philippines, Singapore, and Customs & Trade Facilitation portfolios at the US-ASEAN Business Council. She is a solutions-oriented and impact-focused professional with evidence-based record of success in cross-border multi-stakeholder engagement, partnership development, policy advisory, market access acceleration, analytics research, and intelligence reporting. Angelica is experienced in assessing the socio-economic impacts of international and local affairs on business interests and commercial undertakings.

Created in partnership by the East-West Center in Washington, the US-ASEAN Business Council, and the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, ASEAN Matters for America/America Matters for ASEAN explores the important and multi-faceted relationship between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) across diplomatic, strategic, economic, cultural, and social dimensions.