| May 1 | Labor Day Holiday (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines) | ||
| May 1-7 | Indonesia | Registration of President and Vice President Candidates 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 |
| May 2 | Prophet Mohammad's Birthday Holiday (Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei). The following Monday will be a holiday. | ||
| May 3 | Visakha Bucha Day Holiday (Thailand) | ||
| May 3 | International Labor Day Holiday (Vietnam) | ||
| May 3 | Washington, DC | Breakfast meeting with H. E. George Yeo, Singapore Minister of Trade and Industry | John Phipps US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| May 4 | Washington, DC | USITC Hearing on US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement Representatives from the business community have been invited to testify before the US International Trade Commission on the possible effects of a US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement. Included amongst the list of those testifying are: Ernest Z. Bower, US ASEAN Business Council, and James Min II on behalf of the US Thailand FTA Business Coalition | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| May 5 | Coronation Day Holiday (Thailand) | ||
| May 6 | Washington, DC | Discussion with Mr. Milan Brahmbhatt (Lead Adviser, The World Bank) Mr. Milan Brahmbhatt, Lead Adviser to the Chief Economist of the World Bank’s East Asia and the Pacific Region, will brief members on the highlights of the Bank’s latest East Asia Regional Update. The Update reviews the economies of the East Asia and Pacific Region, including the state of growth in the region, investment prospects, critical policy issues, trends, and challenges in the region. | Martin Hutagalung US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6710 Fax: 202.289.0519 mhutagalung@usasean.org |
| May 10 | Philippines | Presidential & National Elections Philippine Elections | Chris Fedderson US ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| May 11 | Singapore | Spring Meeting of the Food & Agriculture Committee of the US-ASEAN Business Council The Committee will be gathering in Singapore for its second meeting in 2004. Being held just after a Committee dialogue with officers of the US Foreign Agriculture Service, the roundtable discussion welcomes your input on food safety, biotechnology, trade, IPR, FTAs and other food & ag issues | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| May 13 | Washington, DC | Meeting with The Honorable Charles A. Ray, US Ambassador to Cambodia Ambassador Ray has agreed to meet with members of the US ASEAN Business Council during his visit to Washington, DC. | Jenny Phan US ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| May 14 | Washington, DC | Roundtable Discussion with H.E. Akbar Tandjung, Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Please join us for a timely discussion with H.E. Akbar Tandjung, Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Chairman of the Golkar Party. We plan to discuss the Presidential elections and the prospects of the Golkar Party, the role of the Legislature in formulating government policy, and ways business can work with Indonesia's legislative branch to improve policy making and address priority issues needed to encourage economic growth and investment. We will also ask his views on improving US-Indonesia relations. | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| May 17 | Washington, DC | Roundtable Discussion with HE Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Please join us for a discussion with Professor Tommy Koh, one of Asia's most accomplished and capable diplomats. He will share his views on ASEAN's competitiveness vis-à-vis China and India, the opportunities and challenges facing Singapore, and efforts to further integrate ASEAN members' economies. He can also talk about ASEAN's new generation of leaders, and the challenges they may face ahead. Professor Tommy Koh is currently Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Director of the Institute of Policy Studies in Singapore. He served as Singapore's Chief Negotiator for the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and was Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) from 1968 to 1971 and again from 1974 to 1984. As President of the Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea from 1980 to 1982, he oversaw the successful phrasing of the convention's text that was completed by consensus, rather than the usual method of majority voting. He is a known advocate for continued US engagement in East Asia and for a stable relationship between the US, Japan and China. In cooperation with The Asia Foundation | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| May 17 | Visaka Buja Day Holiday (Cambodia) | ||
| May 17 | Washington, DC | Food & Agriculture Committee Discussion with USTR Agriculture Negotiators Focusing on the US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement negotiation, the Committee will hold an off-the-recond discussion with Allen Frederick Johnson, Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Leslie O'Connor, Director, Agriculture for USTR on monday, May 17. Discussion will center on agriculture issues within the agreement and the negotiating process. | Chris Fedderson US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6719 Fax: 202.289.0519 cfedderson@usasean.org |
| May 18 | Singapore | Roundtable Discussion with Mr. Peter Chase, Special Negotiator for Biotechnology, US State Department Mr. Chase is scheduled to speak at the ASEAN GMO Food Testing Network, a workshop organized by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore on May 19, 2004 and has offered to meet with Council members to discuss issues and perspectives related to GMO food testing in the ASEAN region. | Fauzia Sheh US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 fsheh@usasean.org |
| May 19 | Washington, DC | Luncheon with Admiral Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command Admiral Fargo will be offering the members of the Council and others in the Washington DC policy community an udpate on the global war on terrorism and regional maritime security | Marc Mealy US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6707 Fax: 202.289.0519 mmealy@usasean.org |
| May 20 | Ascension of Christ Holiday (Indonesia) | ||
| May 21 | Singapore | Seminar on "3G Developments in Singapore: Emerging Opportunities, Technologies and Applications" Organized in cooperation with Wireless Chapter of Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SITF). Sponsored by QUALCOMM and Motorola | Elizabeth Hernandez US-ASEAN Business Council Tel: 65.6339.8885 Fax: 65.6339.1982 ehernandez@usasean.org |
| May 24-31 | Washington, D.C. | Congressional Recess Planning Date | |
| May 24 | Indonesia | Announcement of Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates 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 |
| May 24 | Washington, DC | Working Meeting with the Senior Board Members of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) KADIN is under new leadership and the Council is enthusiastically backing their visit to Washington as an opportunity for our members to meet with some of the top leaders of Indonesian business who likely will have excellent insights to the potential impact of the elections on business, and the prospects for businesses in an improving economy | John Phipps US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6711 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphipps@usasean.org |
| May 27-28 | Singapore | Symposium on Asian Economies and Financial Markets: Asian Financial Markets in Transition: How Fast? How Far? Co-sponsored by Unisys | Rebecca Hickman US-ASEAN Business Council Singapore asiaconferences@conference-board.org |
| May 27 | Washington, DC | Meeting with Heather Variava, Economic Officer, US Consulate - HoChi Minh City, Vietnam Heather Variava has agreed to meet with members of the Council before she departs for Ho Chi Minh City in August in order to take the position of Economic Officer for the US Consulate. | Jenny Phan US-ASEAN Business Council Washington, DC Tel: 202.416.6720 Fax: 202.289.0519 jphan@usasean.org |
| May 31 | Memorial Day Holiday (USA) | ||
| May 31 | Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment Holiday (Brunei) |