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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes Brunei,
Cambodia,
Indonesia,
Laos,
Malaysia,
Myanmar,
Philippines,
Singapore,
Thailand,
and Vietnam. These ten countries together are home to more than 500 million
people, and boast a collective GDP of US$750 billion. The region hosts
approximately US$88 billion in U.S. direct investment, is the third largest
overseas market for U.S. exports, and two-way ASEAN-U.S. trade totaled
US$127 billion in 2003. For more US-ASEAN trade and investment data, click
here.
Through the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and related initiatives, ASEAN
is building an integrated market in Southeast Asia. See
more on AFTA. Use our AFTA tariff database
to check tariff rates under AFTA quickly and easily.
Click here for a general
overview of the ASEAN region.
Our regional headquarter is located in Singapore. For assistance, please contact:
Martin Hutagalung
Regional Director
Manager, ASEAN and APEC Affairs
Coordinator, Customs Working Group
mhutagalung@usasean.org |
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15th U.S. Ambassadors Tour Dinner
with keynote address by
The Honorable Gary Locke
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Washington, D.C.
June 11, 2009
The Council's Tour Dinner is the culmination of its US Ambassadors Tour -- a country-wide tour by our envoys to ASEAN. This year the Tour visited Silicon Valley, New York, New Jersey before arriving in Washington. The delegation includes our US Ambassadors to Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The Council was privileged to have Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (top picture) to gave the keynote address of the Tour Dinner, where he highlighted the growing importance of Southeast Asia. For a copy of Secretary Locke's speech, please click here. Council's Chairman, Muhtar Kent (bottom picture, left), Chairman & CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, gave an introduction to the Secretary. The dinner was well attended with more than 350 leaders from business, government, the think-tank community, and media participating.
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Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership
To read the March 20, 2009 letter to President Barack Obama signed by the US-ASEAN Business Council and other organizations and businesses communicating their strong support of U.S. efforts to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Negotiations, click here.
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Fact Sheet on ASEAN Stimulus Packages
The US-ASEAN Business Council has compiled a fact sheet on the value of stimulus
packages that are available in ASEAN. Click here for the document (Council members only). For a more detailed analysis of what these stimulus packages mean, click here.
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US-ASEAN Business Council Met with ASEAN Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan During UN's General Assembly
New York
September 25, 2008
Above: The US-ASEAN Business Council met with ASEAN Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan (right) during
the UN General Assembly on September 25 in New York. In addition to meeting with Dr. Surin, the
Council also held meetings with DPM Pham Gia Khiem of Vietnam and Foreign Minister Hassan
Wirayuda of Indonesia.
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US-ASEAN Business Council Meets with ASEAN Economic Ministers
Singapore
August 27, 2008
Led by Council Vice President William Marmon, the Council met with the Ministers to discuss trade and investment issues both as they relate to ASEAN integration and individual economy business environments. The Council delegation included senior executives from AIG, APCO Worldwide, Cargill, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Philip Morris International, UPS, United Technologies and White & Case LLP.
During the meeting, members of the Council urged ASEAN and its member countries to create a more conducive business environment in order to stimulate growth and investment in the region. The Council also continued to urge the Ministers to accelerate the ASEAN integration process as it is the key to provide the economies of scale and efficiencies that investors require to commit significant funds to the region.
In addition to its annual consultation with the AEM itself, the Council delegation held bilateral meetings with Ministers from Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia. The Council also held a separate discussion with ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan.
Click here for the press release. For a copy of the Council's Issues Paper that was submitted to the Ministers, please click here (Council members only).
Click here for the speech by Prime MInister Lee during the Opening Ceremony of the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting.
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Significance of ASEAN Charter
Click here for a Fact Sheet on the significance of the ASEAN Charter, courtesy of the ASEAN Secretariat.
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ASEAN FTA Matrix
The Council has been keeping track of FTAs being
negotiated by ASEAN and has put together a matrix of the various
FTAs in the region, both those that have been concluded and agreements
under negotiation. To view the matrix, please click
here (MS Word). For more information, contact Martin Hutagalung
at mhutagalung@usasean.org.
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ASEAN - US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
Click here for the full text of the agreement that was signed on Friday, August 25, 2006 during the ASEAN Economic
Ministers Meeting (AEM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The Economic Impact of Air Service Liberalization
This study found extensive and significant evidence that supports the generally accepted
"conventional wisdom" that liberalization of air services between countries generates
significant additional opportunities for consumers, shippers, and the numerous direct and
indirect entities and individuals affected by such liberalization. Conversely, it is also
evident that restrictive bilateral air services agreements between countries stifle air travel,
tourism and business, and, consequently, economic growth and job creation. Click
here for the study.
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ASEAN Express Delivery Services Report
The US-ASEAN Business Council is pleased to release
"Express Delivery Services: Integrating ASEAN to Global Markets"
- a report and policy recommendations on regulatory issues faced
by the express delivery services sector in the ASEAN region. This
report is written in cooperation with FedEx, UPS, APL, Unisys, and
Boeing, and will soon also be available in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai,
and Vietnamese. Click
here for the report (Council Members Only).
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