2019 Business Mission to ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting

The US-ASEAN Business Council is now registering executives for its Business Mission to the 51^st ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. The mission will take place Sunday, September 8, to Tuesday, September 10, and will consist of bilateral meetings with ASEAN Economic Ministers, as well as U.S. Government officials from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S. Mission to ASEAN, and the U.S. Embassy in Thailand. The Council will also present its recommendations on how to deepen economic integration in ASEAN during the annual AEM-USTR consultation.

Suggested delegate arrival/departure times may be slightly adjusted according to the AEM official schedule, once released.

The deadline for registration and submission of materials is Sunday, August 25.

Mission Meetings:

The following meetings have been proposed:

Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) - Brunei Darussalam
Ministry of Commerce (MOC) - Cambodia
Ministry of Trade (MOT) - Indonesia
Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) - Lao PDR
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) - Malaysia
Ministry of Planning and Finance (MOPF) - Myanmar
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Philippines
Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) - Singapore
Ministry of Commerce (MOC) - Thailand
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) - Vietnam
ASEAN Secretariat
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
U.S. Mission to ASEAN
U.S. Embassy in Thailand
ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Thailand

Additional meetings can be requested per mission delegates' interests and the officials' availability. Please note that we must have sufficient interest from mission delegates before requesting additional meetings.

Mission Themes:

We propose that this year's mission themes and discussion topics reflect the recommendations in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) white paper, which the Council's ASEAN Committee is currently drafting. The Council will share the white paper with member companies once the first draft is finished. In general, the white paper's themes focus on:

In response to the current uncertainties in global trade, advocating for the rapid realization of an ASEAN Single Market and identifying key reforms to help achieve this goal;
Positioning U.S. companies as crucial partners in driving economic integration due to best-in-class thought leadership, capacity building insight and experience, and corporate social responsibility efforts;
Ensuring consistent stakeholder engagement on cross-sector issues such as e-commerce, standards, trade facilitation, and smart cities.

Mission participants can propose other mission themes or discussion topics. To do so, please contact Riley Smith (rsmith@usasean.org) and Mario Masaya (mmasaya@usasean.org). Proposed themes and discussion topics will also be discussed during the pre-mission planning call.

Click here to register for the mission.

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Date and Time

Sunday Sep 8, 2019 Tuesday Sep 10, 2019

Sunday, September 8-Tuesday, September 10

Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Website

https://www.usasean.org/mission/registration

Contact Information

Riley Smith; Mario Masaya
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