| March 3 | Washington, DC | Dialogue with Philippines Secretary of Agriculture, Arthur C. Yap. | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| March 6 | Washington, DC | US-ASEAN Business Council Energy Working Group - Breakfast Roundtable Discussion on: Asia and America’s Climate Change Policy. With climate change experts: H.E. Chew Tai Soo, Ambassador and Senior Adviser, Republic of Singapore; Mr. David J. van Hoogstraten, Counsel, Regulatory & Environmental Law, Hunton & Williams; Mr. Lee Lane, Author of “Strategic Options for Bush Climate Change Policy”, CRA International Inc.; Mr. Michael MacCracken, The Climate Change Institute; Mr. James Rubin, White House Climate Change Task Force – 1998; Mr. Samuel Thernstrom, Author of “Beyond Kyoto”, AEI. | Chris Fedderson Us-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| March 6 | Washington, DC | Welcome Cocktail Reception for The Honorable, Angelo T. Reyes, Secretary of Energy, Republic of the Philippines. Secretary Reyes is visiting Washington, D.C. with an interest in talking with Council members about renewable energies, oil and natural gas developments including the offering of new exploration blocks in the Philippines, biofuels, maritime security and more. | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| March 8 | Laos | Women's Day | |
| March 11 | Washington, DC | Luncheon Seminar on U.S.-Thailand Relations: Update and Issues. Sponsored by the Thai Studies Program of Georgetown University and the US-ASEAN Business Council with support from the Royal Thai Embassy. | Sarah Chambers US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6705 Fax: 202.289.0519 schambers@usasean.org |
| March 18 | Washington, DC | Discussion with The Honorable Ravic Huso, United States Ambassador to the Lao PDR Ambassador Huso will be in Washington for a brief period in March and is eager to meet with members of the US-ASEAN Business Council and the Asia Society to discuss the recent events in Laos and ways to improve the climate for US companies considering doing business in Laos | Sarah Chambers US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6705 Fax: 202.289.0519 schambers@usasean.org |
| March 19 | Singapore | Meeting with the Singapore Ministry of Trade & Industry for ASEAN Healthcare Integration Update. | Susan McKinney US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 smckinney@usasean.org |
| March 19 | Washington, DC | Meeting with His Excellency Noppadol Pattama, Foreign Minister, The Kingdom of Thailand. Please join us for a roundtable discussion with Minister Noppadol in his first visit to the United States as Thailand's Foreign Minister. | Sarah Chambers US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6705 Fax: 202.289.0519 schambers@usasean.org |
| March 20 | Brunei / Indonesia | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | |
| March 21 | Good Friday | ||
| March 21 | Myanmar | Full Moon Day of Tabaung | |
| March 22 | Laos | Lao People's Party Day | |
| March 23 | Easter Sunday | ||
| March 26 | Jakarta | Luncheon with Mr. Keith Luse, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The purpose of Mr. Luse’s visit relates to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The Foreign Relations Committee is reviewing U.S. government actions to promote transparency in extractive industries. | Saanjay Shamdasani US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Saanjay@usasean.org |
| March 27 | Myanmar | Armed Forces Day | |
| March 27 | Washington, DC | Briefing with Ms. Barbara Weisel, Assistant USTR for SE Asia & Pacific The results of Malaysia’s recent national elections have been defined as “shocking”. The ruling coalition government went from a 90% majority in Parliament down to a simple majority and opposition parties took control over 5 of Malaysia 13 state governments. Many analysts described the vote as a clear demand for change in the ruling coalition government’s approach to economic and social policies. Since the election, PM Abdullah has announced his new cabinet and it included replacing both Rafidah Aziz the Minister of International Trade and Industry and Apdal Shafie the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. In this context, we think it would be valuable to get an updated view on how the US State Department and the United States Trade Representatives Office views these developments in relationship to America’s current and future bilateral economic relationship with Malaysia. | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| March 27 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Consul General, Kenneth J. Fairfax, United States Consulate, Ho Chi Minh City. This meeting will be an opportunity for companies to be updated on events occurring in Vietnam especially in the southern commercial hub as well as the Consulates’ activities. It will also be a platform for companies to express their concerns and to raise any issues they may have. | Mai-Lan Ha US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6710 Fax: 202.289.0519 mha@usasean.org |
| March 30 - April 1 | Singapore | APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum | |
| March 30 - April 1 | Singapore | APEC LSIF Anti-Counterfeiting Health Products Seminar: Building International Cooperation to Protect Patients. This session has been developed as an advanced training course with intensive modules on counterfeit avoidance and deterrence measures. A wide variety of stakeholders will be exposed to capacity-building activities, policymakers, regulators, customs officials and representatives from the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. | Susan McKinney US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 smckinney@usasean.org |