| June 1-July 1 | Indonesia | 1st Round: Presidential Campaign 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 |
| June 1 | Washington, DC | Meeting and Reception with H.E. Korn Dabbaransi, Minister of Science and Technology, Royal Thai Government The US ASEAN Business Council has the honor of hosting H.E. Korn Dabbaransi, who recently was appointed to the position of Minister for the Royal Thai Government Ministry of Science and Technology. | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 1 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Mr. Cucuk Suryosuprojo, Director General, Air Communication, Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, Republic of Indonesia The meeting will cover discussions on building out Indonesia's air communication system, airline deregulation, and airport/baggage security procurements | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6714 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| June 1 | Washington, DC | Ambassador Briefing with Hon. Albert Del Rosario Briefing on the Philippine National Elections and Philippines Outlook | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| June 3 | Vesak Day Holiday (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) | ||
| June 4-6 | Singapore | IISS Shangri-la Dialogue Regional dialogue of Asian and Visiting Defense and Security officials | Marc Mealy & Elizabeth Hernandez US ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org and ehernandez@usasean.org |
| June 4 | Hanoi, Vietnam | Consultation with ASEAN Customs Directors-General Interested members will have the opportunity to make presentations on priority customs issues in the dialogue with the Director Generals. This will continue the Council’s participation in the DG’s annual meetings, and is an important part of the Council’s work on ASEAN customs issues. | Martin Hutagalung or Elizabeth Hernandez US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6710 Fax: 202.289.0519 mhutagalung@usasean.org or ehernandez@usasean.org |
| June 5 | SPB Yang di Pertuan Agong's Birthday Holiday (Malaysia) | ||
| June 7-16 | United States | 11th Annual US Ambassadors Tour Annually, the U.S. Ambassadors to the ASEAN countries and their Senior Commercial Officers team up with the US-ASEAN Business Council's members to conduct a multi-city business tour of the United States. The goal is to educate leading US policy makers and business leaders on developments and opportunities in Southeast Asia. | Walter Lohman or Martin Hutagalung US-ASEAN Business Council Houston, Atlanta, Louisville & Washington, D.C. Tel: 202.416.6704 Fax: 202.289.0519 wblohman@usasean.org or mhutagalung@usasean.org |
| June 7-10 | Manila, The Philippines | USABC Energy Delegation to the 22nd ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting USABC Energy Delegation to the 22nd ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting in Manila, Philippines (June 7-10, 2004). The US-ASEAN Business Council's Energy Working Group is planning to send a delegation to Manila for this year’s ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting, APEC Ministers Meeting and ASEAN Energy Business Forum. | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Manila, The Philippines Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| June 8 | Houston, TX | Luncheon with the U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia The US ASEAN Business Council brings the US Ambassadors from Southeast Asia, and their Senior Commercial Officers to provide the business community with an opportunity to hear from the Ambassadors the outlook in Southeast Asia. This luncheon is organized by the Asia Society Texas, in collaboration with the Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the Indonesian American Business Association and the Thai American Chamber of Commerce. | Naila Qureshi The Asia Society - Texas Houston, TX Tel: 713.439.0051 Fax: 713.439.1107 txcenter@asiasoc.org |
| June 8 | Houston, TX | City of Houston Reception with the U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia This VIP reception will provide a perfect opportunity to network with the U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia, their Senior Commercial Officers, and US business representatives. 6:30 p.m. - 20:30 p.m. | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416-6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| June 9 | Atlanta, GA | Dinner with the U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia This small VIP dinner will provide a perfect opportunity to network with the U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia, their Senior Commercial Officers, local and state government representatives and U.S. business representatives. | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416-6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 10 | Atlanta, GA | Luncheon: Growing Through Transitions - Southeast Asia is Back The US ASEAN Business Council will bring the U.S. Ambassadors to Southeast Asia, and their Senior Commercial Officers, to the World Trade Center to meet US business representatives during this community outreach luncheon. Organized by the World Trade Center Atlanta and supported by the U.S. Export Assistant Center. | Patrick Tonui World Trade Center Atlanta Atlanta, GA Tel: 404.880.1562 Fax: 404.880.1564 events@wtcatlanta.com |
| June 11-12 | Washington, DC | Second Expert Group Meeting of the Life Sciences Working Group The second Expert Group Meeting follows the first Expert Group Meeting held on February 2004 in Thailand, where experts began to develop a strategic plan to promote life sciences in the region. For more information, please click here (Council Members Only) | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.286.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| June 10 | Washington, DC | Meeting with H.E. Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Trade, Socialist Republic of Vietnam The minister will be visiting the United States the second week of June in order to meet with key US government officials to discuss Vietnam's accession to the WTO, the US-Vietnam Textile Agreement, and the ITC investigation on shrimp imports. The Minister will be meeting with The Honorable Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce, The Honorable Robert Zoellick, the United States Trade Representative, Members of the US Congress, as well as representatives of the State Department. Minister Tuyen has agreed to meet with members of the US ASEAN Business Council at the end of his visit to the United States to discuss the outcomes of his meetings as well as to address any questions you might have on the growing US Vietnam economic relationship. | Frances Zwenig US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.289.1911 x.242 Fax: 202.289.0519 fzwenig@usasean.org |
| June 12 | Independence Day of the Philippines Holiday (Philippines) | ||
| June 14-18 | Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok | Auto Safety and Environmental Standards Roadshow/Workshop The purpose of this effort is to bring technical experts to the region to participate in detailed discussions with government and private sector representatives focusing on regional regulatory harmonization and vehicle certification. In partnership with the State Department under the ASEAN Cooperation Plan. | Martin Hutagalung US-ASEAN Business Council Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Bangoko Tel: 202.416.6710 Fax: 202.289.0519 mhutagalung@usasean.org |
| June 14 | Washington, DC | Meeting with The Honorable Darryl Johnson, US Ambassador to Thailand Ambassador Darryl Johnson will be traveling to the United States to participate in the US ASEAN Business Council sponsored 11th Annual US Ambassadors Tour. The Council has arranged the meeting on June 14 to give members the opportunity to engage in direct dialogue with Ambassador Johnson to discuss current political and economic conditions in Thailand as well as the growing US-Thailand economic relationship | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.289.1911 x.241 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 14 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Mr. Jonathon McHale, US Telecom Negotiator for the US-Thailand FTA USTR has designated Jonathon McHale to be the US telecom negotiator for the US-Thailand FTA. In preparation for the launch of negotiations on June 28th in Hawaii, Jonathon McHale as agreed to have an informal meeting with interested US companies to exchange views on USG negotiating priorities for the telecom chapter | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 15 | Washington, DC | Meeting with The Honorable Raymond Burghardt, US Ambassador to Vietnam Ambassador Raymond Burghardt will be traveling to the United States to participate in the US ASEAN Business Council sponsored 11th Annual US Ambassadors Tour. The Council has arranged the meeting on June 15 to give members the opportunity to engage in direct dialogue with Ambassador Burghardt to discuss current political and economic conditions in Vietnam as well as the growing US-Vietnam economic relationship | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.289.1911 x.241 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 15 | Washington, DC | Roundtable Meeting with The Honorable Ralph "Skip" Boyce, US Ambassador to Indonesia Ambassador Ralph "Skip" Boyce will be traveling to the United States to participate in the US ASEAN Business Council sponsored 11th Annual US Ambassadors Tour. The Council has arranged a meeting on June 15 to give members the opportunity to engage in direct dialogue with Ambassador Boyce to discuss current political and economic conditions in Indonesia as well as developments in the US-Indonesia relationship. | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| June 15 | Washington, D.C. | US ASEAN Business Council 12th Annual Members Dinner This is the pre-eminent ASEAN event of the year in Washington, D.C. and features the year's most important speech on ASEAN by the keynote speaker (to be announced). | Walter Lohman US ASEAN Business Council Washington, D.C. Tel: 202.416.6704 Fax: 202.289.0519 wblohman@usasean.org |
| June 16 | Singapore | Business Breakfast Dialogue with The Honorable Virgilio L. Peña, Undersecretary for Information and Communications Technology of Philippines This breakfast briefing, on the sidelines of CommunicAsia 2004, is an ideal opportunity to engage and discuss the Philippines' ICT agenda with Undersecretary Pena. This is also a good time to congratulate him on the creation of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT). Virgilio Peña's experience as Science and Technology Undersecretary, as a former private sector executive, and his views and vision for the Philippines will be of great interest during this session | Fauzia Sheh US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 fsheh@usasean.org |
| June 17 | Washington, DC | US-Thailand FTA Coalition Leadership Meeting with Coalition Co-Chairs, Steering Committee and Secretariat The Coalition leadership is planning a meeting to discuss the format of the upcoming meeting with Mr. Ralph Ives and the role the Coalition will play in the upcoming first round of negotiations for the US Thailand FTA (scheduled to begin June 28). | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 18 | Queen's Birthday Holiday (Cambodia) | ||
| June 22 | Washington, DC | meeting with Ralph Ives, Assistant Us Trade Representative for Asia Pacific and APEC Affairs Ralph Ives has agreed to meet with members of the US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Business Coalition to discuss the priorities of the Administration as well as the goals of the business community in the negotiations for the US-Thailand FTA. The meeting is strategically planned to give members the opportunity to confer with Mr. Ives before the first round of negotiations are set to begin on June 28th. | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 23 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Seth D. Winnick, Incoming Consul General and Kenneth S. Chern, Incoming Deputy Principal Officer - US Consulate - Ho Chi Minh City | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.426.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 23-24 | Singapore | ASEAN-China Forum Organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies | Betty Kwan ISEAS Singapore Tel: 65.6870.2472 betty@iseas.edu.sg |
| June 23 | Washington, DC | Lunch with the Foreign Minister of Malaysia, H.E. Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar Foreign Minister Hamid will provide an update on current priority issues in the US-Malaysia bilateral relationship. | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| June 28-July4 | Washington, D.C. | Congressional Recess Planning Date | |
| June 29 - July 2 | US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: First Round The Administration will be conducting the first round of negotiations on the US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org | |
| June 29 | Washington, DC | Meeting with The Honorable Patricia Haslach, Incoming US Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Lao Ambassador Haslach has agreed to meet with members of the US ASEAN Business Council before she begins her new post as the U.S. Ambassador to Laos in late August. To learn more about Ambassador Haslach click here. | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 29 | Singapore | Business Process Outsourcing in the Financial Industry: Emerging Trends and Opportunities In cooperation with Unisys. This breakfast seminar on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in the Financial Industry, featuring Martin Conboy, Chief Executive Officer of ACA Research, and Scott Whyman, Vice President & General Manager Asia South of Unisys. Mr. Conboy and Mr. Whyman will provide highlights of an independent analysis of the business process outsourcing landscape in Singapore and Malaysia commissioned by Unisys and conducted by ACA Research. The results of this survey have identified very significant opportunities for service providers across Malaysia and Singapore. | Fauzia Sheh US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 fsheh@usasean.org |
| June 30 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Michael J. Delaney, Incoming Counselor for Economic Affairs Michael Delaney, would like to meet with representatives from the US business community in order to discuss economic issues in Thailand before he leaves to fill his new post as the Economic Affairs Counselor for the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| June 30 | Philippines | Inauguration of 2004-2009 President & Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines Philippine Elections | Chris Fedderson US ASEAN Business Council Manila Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |