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2019 Mission to the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs Meeting

On June 11-12, the Council led a delegation of US companies to the 28^th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs in Vientiane, Laos, featuring a plenary consultation session with all 10 ASEAN leaders. The mission was led by Fatimah Alsagoff of UPS, Chair of the Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee, and Amb. Michael Michalak, Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director.

Welcome Roundtable and Luncheon in Honor of H.E. Thongphane Savanphet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Khamphan Anlavan, Lao Ambassador to the U.S., March 29

On March 29, the Council hosted a Roundtable and Luncheon to welcome H.E. Thongphane Savanphet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, during his visit to the U.S. for the Laos-U.S. Comprehensive Dialogue and ASEAN-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, and H.E. Khamphan Anlavan, the new Ambassador of the Lao PDR to the U.S. During the events the Minister and Ambassador briefed members on the outcomes of the Dialogues, and participants discussed opportunities for the Lao Government and U.S. industry to partner to strengthen Lao-U.S. economic ties.

Farewell Luncheon in Honor of Ambassador Mai Sayavongs

On November 1, the US-ASEAN Business Council hosted a farewell luncheon in Washington, D.C. in honor of H.E. Mai Sayavongs, the Ambassador of the Lao PDR to the United States, who will end his three-year term in the United States at the end of 2018. The Council and its members thanked Ambassador Mai for being a strong and steadfast advocate for the Lao-U.S. bilateral relationship, and wished him well on his return home.

2018 Laos Business Mission, August 23-24, 2018

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Khammani Inthilat, Minister of Energy and Mines for Lao PDR, during its annual Laos Business Mission on August 24, 2018. The delegation of 10 companies was co-led by Alexander C. Feldman, Council President & CEO; Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director; and Chair of the Council’s Laos Committee Desarack Teso, Legal Counsel & Director of Corporate, External & Legal Affairs for Microsoft.

2017 Laos Business Mission, August 31-September 1

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Khemmani Pholsena, Minister of Industry and Commerce, during its annual Laos Business Mission. The delegation of seven companies was co-led by Ambassador Michael Michalak, the Council’s Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director and Desarack Teso, Director, Corporate, External & Legal Affairs for Microsoft, Chair of the Council’s Laos Committee.

2015 Laos Business Mission, March 30-31

Minister of Industry and Commerce H.E. Khemmany Pholsena meets with Council members during the 2015 Laos Business Mission in Vientiane.

ASEAN Ambassadors' Tour, Memphis – May 5, 2014

ASEAN diplomats experience trade facilitation first hand at Federal Express’ main logistics hub in Memphis, TN. Pictured are Amb. Ashok Mirpuri (Singapore), Amb. Awang Adek bin Hussin (Malaysia), Amb. Kyo Myaw Htut (Myanmar), Amb. Vijavat Isarabhakdi (Thailand), Amb. Seng Soukhathivong (Laos), Amb. Yusoff Abd Hamid (Brunei), Minister Counselor Adam Tugio (Indonesia) and DCM Nguyen Huy Dung (Vietnam).

USABC Gala Dinner - Nov 29, 2012

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell shared his memories of President Obama's historic trip to Myanmar at the Council's gala dinner on November 29.

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Last updated: 21 August 2023