About the US-APEC Business Coalition

The US-APEC Business Coalition was formed in 1993 to coordinate U.S. business input for the first APEC Leaders Meeting at Blake Island. Now in its fourteenth year, the Coalition brings together the leading U.S. business associations active on APEC and Asian business affairs in support of U.S. business goals and priorities in the APEC process. The Coalition, in which the Council is a founding member, is made up of the following organizations: Council of the Americas, National Center for APEC, US-ASEAN Business Council, US-Asia Pacific Council, US Chamber of Commerce, US-China Business Council and US-Japan Business Council, US Council for International Business and several others.

US Business Service Center in Hanoi
The Coalition is arranging a centrally located U.S. Business Service Center during the APEC CEO Summit and Leaders Meetings in Hanoi, from November 17-19, 2006.

The Business Center will provide U.S. corporations and executives with:

• A centrally located, fully staffed and equipped U.S. Business Service Center at the National Convention Center, the principal location and meeting site for APEC events November 17 through November 19;
• Internet access, phone, and fax access, photocopying and other office services, and a clearinghouse for information on meetings and events.
• A function room for dinners, luncheons, and other meetings and events organized by the Coalition and its constituent associations, from November 17 through November 19. This includes meetings and briefings with top U.S. government officials, as well as dignitaries from the APEC economies.

The Coalition is seeking sponsorship of the Business Center. Supporting corporations will enjoy the following benefits:

• Preferential seating at all Coalition events held in the Coalition’s function room at the National Convention Center.
• Recognition in Coalition documents and signage both in our function room space and in the Business Center.
• Complimentary attendance at selected limited-attendance functions organized by individual associations within the Coalition, regardless of your firm’s membership in the specific association holding the program.
• The availability of dedicated Business Center staff and facilities from November 17-19.
• Business center meeting space for private meetings and functions, on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information on the APEC CEO Summit, the US-APEC Business Coalition or the US Business Center please contact Martin Hutagalung at mhutagalung@usasean.org.

Please contact Martin Hutagalung at mhutagalung@usasean.org for upcoming APEC event in the works.

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Vietnam hosted the 11th APEC CEO Summit which will be held from November 17-19, 2006 in Hanoi.

The APEC CEO Summit is a prestigious annual event that provides opportunities for business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region to hear presentations from APEC Economic Leaders, economists, policy makers and other business leaders about relevant economic and trade issues.

With Vietnam’s chairmanship of APEC, 2006 ’s meetings, including the CEO Summit, attracted a very large contingent of American corporate leaders. The US-APEC Business Coalition, which provides support and official liaison services to the U.S. business contingent at the events surrounding the APEC CEO Summit and Leaders Meeting, enhanced the value of APEC attendance for all credentialed U.S. executives in Hanoi.

The US-ASEAN Business Council was again been given the honor to Chair the US-APEC Business Coalition in 2006. In addition to providing logistical support, the Council held meetings for US business executives with the APEC/ASEAN Leaders and Senior Officials that were in attendance.

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