| April 1 | Washington, DC | Lunch Meeting with Jannes Hutagalung, Deputy Minister, International Economic Cooperation Coordinating Ministry for Economy Republic of Indonesia The meeting will provide an excellent opportunity to hear about the latest updates on Indonesia's efforts to meet the goals set out in the White Paper, developments related to debt financing, and the outlook for the economy during an election year. | John Phipps US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| April 1 | Washington, DC | Debriefing by The Hon. John S. Wolf, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Nonproliferation Ambassador Wolf will discuss his recent trip to Malaysia and how US companies can support bilateral efforts to strengthen nonproliferation regime in Malaysia | Marc Mealy US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| April 5 | Indonesia | Election of Legislatures Indonesian Elections | John Phipps or David Hutagalung US ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org or dhutgalung@usasean.org |
| April 5-19 | Washington, D.C. | US House of Representatives Recess Planning Date | |
| April 6 | Chakri Day Holiday (Thailand) | ||
| April 6 | Washington, DC | Consultation briefing with H. E. Dato’ Ghazzali bin Sheik Abdul Khalid, Malaysia Ambassador to the U.S. | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| April 6 | Washington, DC | Briefing with The Honorable Frank Lavin, US Ambassador to Singapore The Ambassador will meet with Council members for an off-the-record discussion. This session will be chaired by Bob Bauerlein, Vice President, International Operations, The Boeing Company and Chairman of the US Singapore Business Council | John Phipps US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| April 7 | Singapore | US-ASEAN Business Council Dialogue with ASEAN Finance Ministers The ASEAN Finance Ministers remain at the leading edge in driving the ASEAN AFTA and ASEAN +3 regional integration processes and serving as sources of innovation in ASEAN economies. We expect this year's agenda to be robust and action oriented. | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| April 7 | Washington, DC | Briefing Discussion with Daniel J. Bloom, Director, Advocacy Center, Department of Commerce Director of the Commerce Department Advocacy Center Dan Bloom has offered to bring Council members up to date on the services offered by his office. Quite a number of our members regularly avail themselves of Commerce Department advocacy. For them, this is an opportunity to touch base with Dan on the Center's services and policies and discuss them outside the context of a specific request. For members not familiar with the Center's work, the briefing is an excellent way to gain an understanding of its value and how to access it. | Walter Lohman US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6704 Fax: 202.289.0519 wblohman@usasean.org |
| April 8 | Washington, DC | Beyond the Elections: Perspectives on Indonesia's Political Economy The U.S.-Indonesia Society and the Embassy of Indonesia will convene a half-day conference addressing the complex political and economic questions facing Indonesia as it enters the 2004 election cycle. John Phipps of the US-ASEAN Business Council will be speaking on the Economic Outlook and implications for U.S. Businesses. | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.232.7300 program@usindo.org |
| April 8 | Maundy Thursday Holiday (Philippines) | ||
| April 9 | Good Friday Holiday (Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines) | ||
| April 11-17 | Washington, DC | Congressional Staff Delegation to Malaysia USABC in partnership with ISIS Malaysia and with the support of the Boeing and General Electric companies will lead a Congressional Staff Delegation to Malaysia April 11-17, 2004. Six congressional officies will be represented in the delegation: Office of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Office of Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) Office of Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Office of Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) Office of Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) Office of Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) Purpose of the trip is to promote greater engagement and understanding in the US Congress about the wide range of areas of cooperation which make up the US-Malaysia bilateral relationship. The staffers will have a range of high level meetings with senior Malaysia and US public and private sector officials in Malaysia's capital and visit one of Malaysia's high tech manufacturing areas in Penang. | Marc Mealy US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| April 12-19 | Washington, D.C. | US Senate Recess Planning Date | |
| April 13-17 | Songkran - Thai New Year Holiday (Thailand) | ||
| April 13-15 | Cambodian New Year Holiday (Cambodia) | ||
| April 15 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Hanoi Embassy incoming Deputy Chief of Mission, John Boardman, and Political Counselor, Mark Napper. | Jenny Phan US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| April 21 | Washington, DC | Annual US-ASEAN Business Council's Board of Directors Meeting | Esther Chandran US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6712 Fax: 202.289.0519 echandran@usasean.org |
| April 21-28 | Indonesia | Announcement of Elected Legislative Members Indonesian Elections | John Phipps or David Hutagalung US ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org and dhutagalung@usasean.org |
| April 21 | Four Seasons Singapore | Breakfast Dialogue with the U.S. Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) The FAS officers, who will be in Singapore to attend Food & Hotel Asia 2004, are interested in exchanging views with F&A Committee Members in Singapore on issues ranging from food safety and security to biotechnology. | Fauzia Sheh US ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 fsheh@usasean.org |
| April 22 | Teleconference Briefing with The Honorable Ralph "Skip" Boyce on the parliamentary elections and implications. Ambassador Boyce regularly briefs members of the US ASEAN Business Council on key developments in Indonesia, and we are grateful for his willingness to spend an hour answering questions since the Indonesian Parliamentary elections were held this month. | John Phipps US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org | |
| April 23 | Washington, DC | Dinner Dialogue with H. E. Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Minister of Finance II, Malaysia The dinner with H. E. Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop will be an informal dialogue on selected US-Malaysia economic and financial issues. By invitation only. | Marc Mealy US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| April 27 | Washington, DC | Breakfast Dialogue with the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia Delegation AmCham Indonesia are visiting Washington for their annual doorknock to meet with Administration officials and members of Congress. As we do every year, the meeting provides an opportunity to discuss priority issues that AmCham intends to raise during its visit. | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| April 28 | Baltimore, MD | Business Outlook for Southeast Asia This forum, featuring the Ambassadors to the United States of the ASEAN member countries, will present trade and investment opportunities in Southeast Asia for US businesses. It is being organized by the US ASEAN Business Council and the State of Maryland and is hosted by the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Sponsorship Opportunities. | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| April 29 | Washington, DC | Meeeting with Douglas Hartwick, US Ambassador to Laos | Jenny Phan US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| April 30 | Victory Day Holiday (Vietnam) | ||
| April 30 | Washington, DC | Luncheon Dialogue with Doug Ramage of the Asia Foundation The luncheon will cover discussions on the Indonesian elections its implications for American business | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |