Asean economic ministers engages with US business

The  2nd US-Asean Economic Ministers (AEM) Roadshow concluded on Thursday with a gala dinner in Washington DC. It was organised by the US-Asean Business Council in cooperation with the United States Trade Representative, the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, 

The delegation was led by the representative of the Asean Chair Brunei,  Pehin Lim, 2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and included  Pan Sorasak, Vice Minister of Commerce of Cambodia,  Bayu Khrisnamurti, Vice Minister of Trade of Indonesia,  Dr. Nam Viyaketh, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Laos,  Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia,  Dr. Kan Zaw, Union Minister of National Planning and Economic Development of Myanmar,  Ow Foong Pheng, Permanent Secretary  of the Department of Trade and Industry of Singapore,  Sin Kumpha, Vice Minsiter of Commerce of Thailand,  Nguyen Cam Tu, Vice Minister of International Trade of Vietnam, and  Lim Hong Hin, Deputy Secretary General of Asean. 

“Asean has risen to much greater prominence, both globally and in Washington, since the Roadshow was first proposed in 2009,” said Alexander Feldman, president of the US-Asean Business Council. “US businesses have taken notice and today Asean hosts the largest US Foreign Direct Investment commitment in Asia. The Roadshow aims to build on the momentum in the US-Asean relationship by helping the Ministers build real connections to US businesses both large and small, and continuing to raise awareness of Asean in the US“