Co-Chairmen
American International Group
Cargill, Inc.
Citigroup
Dell Inc.
Discovery Communication, Inc.
Federal Express
General Electric Company
Intel Corporation
Oracle Corporation

Secretariat
US-ASEAN Business Council

Steering Committee
American Chamber of Commerce-Malaysia
Coalition of Service Industries
Emergency Committee for American Trade
National Association of Manufacturers
United States Chamber of Commerce
The Ace Group of Insurance & Reinsurance Companies
Altria Group, Inc.
American Council of Life Insurers
ExxonMobil Corporation
Ford Motor Company
GlaxoSmithKline
National Foreign Trade Council
WBC Global, Inc.

Members
3M
AdvaMed
AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association)
Agilent
American Standard Companies
AT&T
Auto Trade Policy Council
Bankers Association for Finance and Trade
Barbour, Griffith & Rogers, LLC
The Boeing Company
BrooksBowerAsia, LLC
Bryan Cave LLP
California Chamber of Commerce
Caterpillar, Inc.
Cisco Systems
The Chubb Corporation
ConocoPhillips, Inc.
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Harley Davidson Motor Company
Hewlett Packard
IBM
Information Technology Industry Council
International Association of Drilling Contractors
Johnson & Johnson Corporation
Mattel, Inc.
McGraw-Hill Companies
MetLife
Microsoft Corporation
Motorola, Inc.
New York Life
Nathan Associates, Inc.
National Electronic Manufacturers Association
Principal International, Inc.
Samuels International Associates, Inc.
Software Informational Industry Association
Telecommunications Industry Association
TDRS, Inc.
Time Warner, Inc.
United Parcel Service
United Technologies Corporation
U.S. Council for International Business
WBC Global, Inc.

The US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Business Coalition is a coalition of organizations and companies strongly committed to promoting the negotiation, passage, and implementation of a commercially meaningful and comprehensive bilateral FTA between the United States and Malaysia. Made up of over 50 American business organizations and individual companies from a broad range of industries, the Coalition is the premier voice representing US business interests in the US-Malaysia FTA process.

Background

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Portman and Minister of International Trade and Industry, Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz announced the start of negotiations on a US-Malaysia FTA on March 8, 2006 at a ceremony in the United States Congress in Washington D.C. The US business community formally launched the US-Malaysia FTA Business Coalition later that day at a luncheon event. The role of the Coalition is to support the development a high standard FTA agreement, and to ensure US business' interests are well represented. It will work to ensure that both negotiating parties stay focused on completing the agreement in good time, and then on passage of the agreement through required government processes. The Coalition is also a leading source of educational information about the importance of the US-Malaysia relationship, and the economic benefits of an FTA agreement for American industrial, service and agriculture sectors.

Structure of the Coalition

Companies interested in playing an active role in ensuring their industry priorities are addressed in the negotiation of the US-Malaysia FTA are encouraged to join the Coalition.
The US-Malaysia FTA Business Coalition is made up of four key components: Coalition membership, Steering Committee, Corporate Co-Chairs, and the Secretariat.

American companies interested in receiving regular updates, meeting invitations, and recognition as supporting the US-Malaysia FTA are encouraged to join the general Coalition membership (signup for below). Currently consisting of over 50 companies and organizations, the general membership is made up of some of America's leading American companies and business associations.

US companies interested in playing a more active role in the Coalition's efforts to support the negotiating process are encouraged to join the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee is currently made up of approximately 15 associations and individual companies representing a broad range of key industry sectors. The associations include the: American Chamber of Commerce-Malaysia, Coalition of Service Industries, Emergency Committee for American Trade, National Association of Manufacturers and the United States Chamber of Commerce.

Steering Committee members will enjoy the benefits of regular membership, while also being offered the opportunity to support events and initiatives related to promoting advancements on the FTA process through event sponsorship and participation in leadership meetings.

For more information on how to join the Steering Committee, please contact mmealy@usasean.org or call 202-416-6707.

Important Materials

Remarks by Trade Policy Staff Committee Chairperson (TPSC) Carmen Bredie at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Remarks by Assistant USTR Barbara Weisel at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the US-ASEAN Business Council at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the Automotive Trade Policy Council at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by Blue Diamond Growers at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the Environmental Investigation Agency at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Tesimony by the International Intellectual Property Alliance at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the National Association of Manufacturers at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the Rubber and Plastic Footwear Manufacturers Association at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the Advanced Medical Technology Association at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by Twin Rivers Technologies at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Testimony by the Western Growers Association at the TPSC Public Hearing on the Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia, May 3, 2006

Deputy USTR Bhatia's Press Conference in Kuala Lumpur on Starting FTA Talks, March 17, 2006

Foreign investment soars to 4-year high, The Edge, February 16, 2006

Malaysia's trade to reach RM1 trillion this year, The Edge, February 14, 2006

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