"The ASEAN region is important to the United States, to American business and to AIG. It's an honor to be elected chairman of this organization, which has a long record of facilitating productive dialogue between U.S. companies and the dynamic ASEAN economies," said Mr. Sullivan.        

Martin Sullivan, who has served in a variety of senior positions at AIG during his more than 30-year career there, was elected President and CEO of the Corporation in March 2005.  Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Sullivan was AIG Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer from May 2002.  AIG has a major, historic presence throughout Asia, and Mr. Sullivan has had a long-term interest in the region.  AIG has for some time been a major supporter of the US-ASEAN Business Council.    

Chuck Williamson's Chairmanship of the Council comes to a close after more than three years of service.  Mr. Williamson drove the Council to new heights of influence and performance, and guided the organization through a challenging period in the region.  Under his leadership, the Council took leading roles in the passage of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Normal Trade Relations (NTR) for Laos, as well as conducting three Executive level trade missions to the region.  As Mr. Williamson's tenure comes to a close, the Council leads the private sector effort in the cause of reaching a comprehensive, WTO-consistent FTA with Thailand.  The last act of the Williamson-led board was approval earlier this week of an integration plan between the US-ASEAN Business Council and the US-Vietnam Trade Council - another effort where the Chairman took an active and visionary role.

"It has been my distinct honor to serve as Chairman of this Council which represents so many great American companies doing business in this vital region of the world," Williamson said. "I congratulate Martin Sullivan of AIG on his election as Chairman and wish him every success in continuing the Council's essential role in forging bonds of commercial and personal relationships with the nation's of Southeast Asia."

Williamson was appointed CEO of Unocal Corporation in January 2001, and was elected Chairman in October of that year.  He currently serves as Executive Vice President Chevron Corporation.

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The US-ASEAN Business Council and affiliates are dedicated to strengthening bilateral and US ASEAN relations and building strong economic and commercial ties.

Members of the Council include Fortune 1000 companies in support of promoting trade, investment, and technology cooperation, advancing US ASEAN relations through strong participation in public-private partnerships, and committing to development and corporate social responsibility. The Council's members are represented in diverse industries, including aerospace, agribusiness, automobiles, computers and information technology, consumer goods, energy exploration and development, express delivery services, financial services, health care and pharmaceuticals, media & entertainment, mining, software, and telecommunications.

For information on the US-ASEAN Business Council or general information on the ASEAN region, visit the Council's Web site at www.us-asean.org.