January 8-9: APEC 2009 Executive Roundtable. San Diego, CA. Contact: Martin Hutagalung at mhutagalung@usasean.org

January 21-22: Meeting of ASEAN Experts Group on Communicable Disease (AEGCD). Malacca, Malaysia. Contact: Susan McKinney at smckinney@usasean.org

January: Dialogue with ASEAN Capital Markets Development Working Committee. Singapore. Contact: Marc Mealy at mmealy@usasean.org

January: Briefing on Intellectual Property and the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) by Head of Unit for Agreement and Conformance, ASEAN Secretariat. Singapore. Contact: Susan McKinney at smckinney@usasean.org

February: Luncheon with Policy Address by Ambassador Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat. Washington, DC. Contact: Chris Fedderson at cfedderson@usasean.org

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Click here for the latest on the movers and shakers important to our U.S.-ASEAN relations and your opportunities in Southeast Asia.

Quakes Kill at Least 3 in Eastern Indonesia NY Times, Jan 6 Indonesia jails MP for corruption BBC, Jan 6 Exxon to Raise$42 million in Malaysia's Islamic Finance Sector Business Times, Jan 6 Singapore's ARA plans to launch $500 mn India property fund VC Circle, Jan 6 Singapore Petroleum confirms reviewing projects Reuters, Jan 5 Five killed in Southern Thailand violence: Police AFP. Jan 6 Thailand not to change ASEAN Summit Venue Xinhua, Jan 6 HSBC to expand in Vietnam, eyes moving into Laos, Cambodia CNN, January 5 Vietnam sees '09 trade deficit at $19.2 bln Reuters, January 2

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The Council also maintains a strong presence within ASEAN and supports member operations through its regional offices in Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila, and Hanoi.