| April 3 | Hanoi | ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Coucil Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| April 5 | Philippines | Maundy Thursday | |
| April 6 | Thailand | Chakri Day | |
| April 9 | Singapore | Food and Agriculture Committee Meeting. The meeting will focus on consolidating and confirming important matters, both new ones and old issues. | Ira Sugita US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65 6339-8885 Fax: 65 6339.1982 isugita@usasean.org |
| April 9 | Philippines | Araw ng Kagitingan | |
| April 11 | Myanmar | Thingyan Festival begins | |
| April 11 | Washington, DC | Meeting with H.E. Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, The Kingdom of Thailand. Please join us for a roundtable discussion with This is Dr. Surapong’s first visit to the U.S. as Thailand's Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. To read more about Dr. Surapong, click here. | Sarah Chambers US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6705 Fax: 202.289.0519 schambers@usasean.org |
| April 13 | Thailand | Songkran Festival begins | |
| April 13-15 | Cambodia | Cambodia New Year | |
| April 14 | Laos | Laotian New Year begins | |
| April 17 | Washington, DC | Reception in honor of Father Joe Maier, Founder, Human Development Foundation/Mercy Centre Known as the Mother Teresa of Bangkok, Father Maier has dedicated over 30 years of his life to improving lives of those who live in the slums of Bangkok. Father Maier founded the Human Development Foundation and its Mercy Centre which operates a shelter for street kids, four orphanages, a hospice, a home for mother/children with HIV/AIDS, and a 800-pupil kindergarten | Mike Orgill US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.289.1911 x.222 Fax: 202.289.0519 morgill@usasean.org |
| April 17 | Singapore | Luncheon Discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Laos, The Honorable Ravic Huso. In addition to briefing members on the political and economic environment in Laos, Ambassador Huso will be able to share his insights and expertise on ways to improve the climate for US companies considering doing business there. | Martin Hutagalung US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 fsheh@usasean.org |
| April 24 | Washington, DC | Business Luncheon with Members of the Parliament of Indonesia. The discussion will be led by Mr. Airlangga Hartarto, Chairman, Energy and Mineral Resources Commission and Mr. Achmad Farial, Vice Chairman, Energy and Mineral Resources Commission. | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.1911 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| April 28 | Bangkok, Thailand | US-Thai Business Summit. The Summit will open with welcoming remarks by Prime Minister Samak and Foreign Minister Nooppadon who will be followed by US Undersecretary of Commerce Chris Padilla. The Summit will then consist of two panels of speakers, the first to be made up of business representatives from the US and the second of business representatives from Thailand. Both panels will address the opportunities and challenges of working in Thailand and in partnership with one another. | Sarah Chambers US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6705 Fax: 202.289.0519 schambers@usasean.org |
| April 28-30 | Bangkok | Business Mission to Thailand The Mission will be co-led by Matthew P. Daley, President of the US-ASEAN Business Council, and Laura Hudson, Chevron, Chair of the Thailand Committee. The mission will be the first large-scale US business mission to Thailand since the installation of the new democratically elected government. | Sarah Chambers US-ASEAN Business Council Bangkok Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 schambers@usasean.org |
| April 29 | Bangkok | Dinner and Discussion on Approaches to Community Health in Thailand. This will be an opportunity for you to share ideas on approaches to community health in Thailand. We expect the event to be chaired by H.E. Suwit Khunkitti, Minister for Industry and Chair of the APEC LSIF and co-chaired by Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO of JHPIEGO, LSIF Board Member and Chair of the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Health and Life Sciences Working Group. | Susan McKinney US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 smckinney@usasean.org |
| April 30 | Vietnam | Saigon Liberation Day |