H.E. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, addressed US-ASEAN Business Council members in a November 20, 2001 speech in Washington, DC.  To listen to the speech, click here. 

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Press release: U.S. Business Confident in Arroyo & Her Team; Sees New Chapter in US-Philippine Relations Nov 20, 2001

Introduction of President Arroyo by US-Philippine Business Committee Chairman Alan J. Fohrer

Letter from the White House to the US-ASEAN Business Council dinner with President Arroyo

Transcript: Presidents Bush, Arroyo November 20 Photo Opportunity

Text: Joint Statement on 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Philippine Alliance Nov 20, 2001

Text: U.S.-Philippine Statement on Bush-Macapagal-Arroyo Meeting Nov 20, 2001

Recent Philippine Economic Indicators
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Final report: US-ASEAN Business Council CEO/Senior Executives Mission to the Philippines, February 25 - March 1, 2001. (Council members only)

VIDEO OF THE KEYNOTE SPEECH by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, November 20, 2001. [NOTE: RealPlayer required. It can be downloaded free of charge by clicking here]  For lower bandwidth viewers: CLICK HERE for an audio-only version. A text-only version of the speech is also available.

The US-ASEAN Business Council hosted a dinner in honor of H.E. Gloria Macapgal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, on November 20, 2001.  In addition, the Council's US-Philippine Business Committee had an in-depth roundtable discussion that day on priority issues impacting the business climate in the Philippines.  US-ASEAN Business Council members can review the issues discussed at this roundtable by clicking here.  For a copy of the press release issued following the roundtable, click here.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was sworn in as the 14th President of the Philippines on 20 January 2001. She had been elected Vice President of the Philippines in 1998 with almost 13 million votes, the largest mandate in the history of presidential or vice presidential elections. She had previously served six years in the Philippine Senate. For biographical background on the president, click here.

WEB INTERVIEWS: Click the links below to view US-ASEAN Business Council interviews with Secretary of energy Vincent Perez and Secretary of Finance Jose Camacho.  [NOTE: RealPlayer required. It can be downloaded free of charge by clicking here]		We would like to thank the following companies for their generous support of this event:
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	Vincent Perez Secretary of Energy
	Jose Camacho Secretary of Finance