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Asia Program of Work

2013–2014

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Table of ContentsLetter to Asia Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Team Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Our Accomplishments in 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Plans for 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Year in Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

| Program of Work 2013–2014

Dear Asia Sponsors:

On behalf of the Chamber’s Asia Team, thank you all for your great support in 2013. It was a year of significant

accomplishments, in which each of you played a critical role.

With your support, we were able to provide our members with the following:

• Unparalleled access to top government leaders across the region.

• State-of-the art education and advocacy efforts through high-level commercial missions, innovative programs, and policy initiatives.

• Cutting-edge policy papers, publications, and research reports submitted to U.S. and foreign governments and other stakeholders that support our intellectual arguments.

Combined, these efforts make the Chamber’s Asia Program one of the most effective forces for producing positive outcomes for our members across this critical region.

We are committed fully to building on our successes in 2014. There are many challenges in the region for U.S. businesses, and much more work needs to be done. As always, we will continue to strive to work on your behalf.

Although it is disappointing that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement did not close in 2013, our insistence on ensuring that a final agreement attain the highest possible standards in intellectual property (IP) investment, State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) disciplines, cross-border data, and other rules areas, as well as comprehensive market access for all members, will ultimately make it a better agreement. We will continue to play a significant leadership role, working domestically and in the region to secure optimal outcomes for our members as the negotiations reach the end game. After the negotiations conclude, we will work hard at what we do better than anyone: grassroots trade education and advocacy in Washington and across the United States to push a high-standard, comprehensive TPP agreement across the finish line in Congress.

We also need to see more progress with China. We will continue to promote significant opportunities in the Chinese market, but press for implementation of commitments and market-based reforms that reduce the scope of Chinese industrial policies and increase space—whether through trade or investment—for our members to benefit from China’s continued economic development.

We will play a significant role in China’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) year, promoting a policy agenda that not only aligns with China’s priorities, but also drives the priorities of our members in critical areas including investment, innovation and intellectual


property, infrastructure, health care, energy, and regional economic integration. Our strong relationships with the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and with government and nongovernment stakeholders put us in a prime position to be a powerful supporter and advocate on behalf of our members in China’s APEC year.

Similarly, we will press for more progress in Japan and Korea through our U.S.-Japan and U.S.-Korea Business Councils in 2014. We will continue to press for Japan to commit to meaningful market access as part of its entry into the TPP, along with high standards on the rules. We will continue to support greater U.S.-Japan energy cooperation, including exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan and the creation of a high-level U.S.-Japan Strategic Energy Dialogue.

We will press the Korean government vigorously to implement fully and faithfully its KORUS commitments and reinforce the linkages between implementing these obligations and joining the TPP, while also pursuing new opportunities for U.S. companies through initiatives and working groups on innovation, energy cooperation, and enhanced work in financial services and health care.

There are significant, untapped commercial opportunities for our members in the critical Southeast Asian markets of Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar. We will continue to prioritize our work vis-à-vis these markets and leverage new working groups to assist our members in accessing the opportunities and competing on a level playing field in these burgeoning marketplaces. Furthermore, we will continue to increase our programming and relationship-building efforts with the Australian and Mongolian governments.

More than ever, the Chamber’s Asia Program is committed to providing an integrated and comprehensive platform for Asia policy needs in support of our sponsors.

Please take the time to review this program of work. We look forward to a productive year.

All the best for continued success,

Tami Overby and the Asia Team Vice President, Asia President, U.S.-Korea Business Council


AsiA Tami OverbyVice President, AsiaPresident, U.S.-Korea Business [email protected]: 202-463-5519Cell: 202-257-6613

Catherine MellorDirector, [email protected]

Kyla HollandManager, Programs & [email protected]

Desiree BryanAdministrative Assistant to the Vice [email protected]

CHinAJeremie WatermanExecutive Director, ChinaSenior Policy Advisor, [email protected]

Jocelyn ChanDirector [email protected]

Julia HoweSenior [email protected]

selina MilliganProgram and Research [email protected]

U.s.-JApAn BUsiness COUnCil Jim FathereeSenior Director, Japan & KoreaPresident, U.S.-Japan Business CouncilExecutive Vice President, U.S.-Korea Business [email protected]

sonna RussoProgram Manager [email protected]

Jamie [email protected]

U.s.-KOReA BUsiness COUnCilJulie YangManager, Policy & [email protected]

sOUTHeAsT AsiAJohn GoyerSenior Director, Southeast [email protected]

natalie ObermannSenior Manager, Policy & [email protected]

ivan [email protected]

U.s.-pAKisTAn BUsiness COUnCilesperanza (espie) JelalianExecutive Director, U.S.-Pakistan Business CouncilDirector, South [email protected]

Team Contacts


Our Accomplishments in 2013

The U.S. Chamber’s Asia Program had a banner year in 2013 in terms of the breadth and depth of our programs, access to regional decision makers and policymakers, and policy

initiatives and influence. We are pleased to review some of the 2013 highlights from each of these areas below.

An Unparalleled Platform to Access the Region’s Top Decision MakersThe Asia Program hosted dozens of events for ministers and heads of state in Washington, in cities across the United States, and in Asia to provide opportunities for members to engage with decision makers on their priority policy concerns. These included dinners, roundtable discussions, and meetings with President Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, President Park Geun-Hye of Korea, President Thien Sein of Myanmar, President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak of Malaysia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan.

The Asia Program also provided opportunities to engage with senior U.S. officials at country-specific events in Washington. These included the following:

• The fifth meeting of the U.S.-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue, featuring Vice president Joe Biden, U.s. Commerce secretary penny pritzker, United states Trade Representative Michael Froman, and Treasury Under secretary lael Brainard.

• The 50th Annual U.S.-Japan Business Conference hosted by the U.S.-Japan Business Council, featuring secretary of state John Kerry, United states Trade Representative Michael Froman, sen. Max Baucus, Rep. Devin nunes, and Japanese Ambassador to the United states Kenichiro sasae.

Policy Missions, Initiatives, and Programs That Elevate Advocacy and Educate Key Stakeholders The Asia Program led multiple high-profile missions to the region in 2013 that gave members the opportunity to conduct in-capital advocacy at the highest levels and enhance relationships with influential domestic stakeholders. In every instance, we took great care to use these opportunities to elevate the advocacy concerns of our members and help them realize the vast promise of the enormous commercial opportunities in the region.

• MYAnMAR: In February, the Southeast Asia Team led the first high-level U.S. business delegation to Yangon and Naypyidaw since President Barack Obama’s historic visit in November 2012 for meetings with Myanmar’s vice president, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and key ministers.

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• pAKisTAn: In April, the U.S.-Pakistan Business Council led a mission to Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi to press top government officials on a range of policy issues important to members and engage leading private sector executives on ways to improve Pakistan’s business environment.

• AUsTRAliA: In May, the Chamber’s Australia Working Group led the second business delegation to meet with government and business leaders in Melbourne and Canberra to highlight the positive trade and investment relationship between the United States and Australia, continue a trade and investment policy dialogue between the two countries, address specific regulatory and trade issues, and identify ways to enhance cooperation in our trade and investment liberalization efforts across the Asia-Pacific region.

• CHinA: In June, the China Team led a CEO delegation to Beijing for the fourth meeting of the U.S.-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue immediately preceding the historic Sunnylands Summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In Beijing, the Chamber delegation was received by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Vice Premier Wang Yang, and numerous key ministers. The Chamber and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) issued an unprecedented joint statement that identified areas of agreement and concrete steps that both governments should take to advance bilateral economic relations.

• inDOnesiA: In June, the Chamber held a landmark corporate social responsibility conference in Jakarta tied to Indonesia’s APEC year that highlighted American companies’ contributions to raising living standards, increasing innovation, and promoting Indonesia’s sustainable economic development.

• JApAn: The Japan Team led a delegation to Tokyo just prior to APEC in Bali to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, key ministers, and business leaders, engaging in candid discussions of Abenomics and the TPP negotiations.

• Tpp in-CApiTAl OUTReACH: Throughout 2013, the Chamber led business missions to the capitals of TPP negotiating partners, including Ottawa, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Canberra, to educate and engage senior officials and negotiators and domestic business stakeholders and to press for high standards in a TPP agreement.

• ApeC: The APEC Team continued to be a driving force behind efforts of the U.S.-APEC Business Coalition, and in Bali led meetings with heads of state and key ministers, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, South Korean Trade Minister Yoon Sang-jick, Indonesian Finance Minister Chatib Basri, and Koya Nishikawa, Chair of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet TPP Study Group.


Cutting-Edge Policy Submissions, Publications, and Research That Bolster Our Intellectual ArgumentsWith the policy guidance and financial support of our members, the Asia Program devoted substantial resources to producing a series of in-depth, forward-leaning policy submissions, publications, and research papers that greatly strengthened the intellectual arguments behind our advocacy on policy priorities at home and in the region. Some notable examples follow:

• A report launched by the China Team, in conjunction with the Chamber’s U.S.-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue, titled From International to Interstates: Assessing the Opportunity for Chinese Participation in U.S. Infrastructure, assessing the opportunities for Chinese investors in U.S. infrastructure.

• A detailed policy brief, issued by the Peterson Institute, on the economic opportunities, costs, and policy considerations associated with a potential U.S.-China Free Trade Agreement.

• An annual submission and testimony to the Obama administration on China’s implementation of and compliance with the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) commitments.

• A new report titled The Case for Enhanced Protection of Trade Secrets in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, was launched outlining the importance of including in a TPP agreement robust and meaningful provisions for criminal and civil enforcement of trade secret violations.

• Multiple submissions to the Japanese and U.S. governments regarding appropriate policies for the so-called Third Arrow of Abenomics.

• A Public Comment supporting Japan’s entry into the TPP if it is capable of meeting the high standards and comprehensive terms of the agreement.

• The annual ASEAN Business Outlook Survey, conducted with our American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams) in the region, highlighting U.S. business perceptions of the opportunities and challenges in the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. The survey is widely recognized as a key barometer of U.S. business sentiment in Southeast Asia.

• A new report from the Chamber’s U.S.-Bangladesh Working Group, titled United States and Bangladesh: Toward the Future, highlighting members’ priority issues in Bangladesh and offering specific recommendations to strengthen the country’s business environment.

• An in-depth study commissioned by the Chamber and AmCham Indonesia on the Indonesian investment climate, titled Partners in Prosperity: U.S. Investment in Indonesia, that makes a compelling case for the economic benefits of a more welcoming foreign investment environment.



ADVOCACY SUCCESSESThe Asia Team’s advocacy efforts—working hard to provide access for our members at the highest levels; establishing in-country missions; and providing creative programming, initiatives, policy submissions, and research—produced important policy successes for our members in 2013.

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• Successfully advocated for the conclusion of the U.S.-Bangladesh Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement.

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• Bilateral investment Treaty (BiT): China committed at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in July that a BIT with the United States would provide national treatment at all stages of investment, including market access (pre-establishment), and it also committed that this would be negotiated under a “negative list” approach, in which all areas are covered unless specifically excluded, thus meeting the Chamber’s goal that agreement on these issues should be a precondition to negotiations.

• patent law: China’s patent office revised previously issued guidelines governing data disclosure for biopharmaceutical patents. The change brought China’s patent system in line with international standards, ended the practice of retroactively applying new guidelines, and enabled submission of data during patent prosecution. The Chamber’s high-level advocacy protected market access for innovative U.S. biopharmaceutical companies filing patents in China.

• Utility Model patents: In March, China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released draft Patent Examination Guidelines for public comment that for the first time permit substantive examination of utility model patents (UMPs), a classification of patents with lower inventiveness thresholds. The Chamber also led industry efforts against the proliferation of low-quality patents in China, which can be used to block opportunities for foreign companies.

• Auditing: The Chamber led U.S. industry efforts to press the U.S. and Chinese governments to increase regulatory and enforcement cooperation in cross-border audits, bringing the two governments closer to a comprehensive regulatory framework for cooperation. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May, strengthening regulatory and enforcement cooperation.

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• Data storage: Successfully obtained a delay, pending further consultations with the business community, of regulations requiring in-country processing and storage of data pertaining to a broad range of business transactions.


• private sector Credit Reporting services: Successfully worked with the Indonesian central bank to open up bidding to U.S. companies for providing private sector credit reporting services.

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• Japan’s entry into the Tpp: Successfully advocated for the inclusion of Japan in TPP negotiations with a clear commitment to include all sectors and commodities in the negotiations on the same terms as other parties and to address long-standing trade complaints through bilateral parallel negotiations.

• U.s. exports of lnG to Japan: Successfully advocated that the U.S. Department of Energy approve exports of U.S.-produced LNG to Japan as a non-FTA country.

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• Korea-U.s. Free Trade Agreement implementation: Through engagement with Korean officials at multiple levels, including President Park Geun-Hye and Blue House officials, underscored the importance of full and faithful implementation of the trade accord, with particular focus on cross-border data provisions, pricing rules for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and various nontariff measures affecting autos.

• Agreement for peaceful nuclear Cooperation (123 Agreement): Successfully advocated for the U.S. House to pass a two-year extension of the current agreement, with Senate passage pending. This will enable the U.S. and Korea to conclude a long-term agreement that will provide opportunities for U.S. firms and maintain stability and predictability in joint commercial activities.

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• Road Map for Removal of entities From specially Designated nationals (sDn) list: Worked with the State Department to develop a road map of how certain eligible Myanmar nationals and entities that are on the SDN list can be removed from it. The road map, which is unique to Myanmar, involves full disclosure of assets, cessation of ties with the military or military-backed entities, resolution of land issues, and other requirements.

• Repeal of import Ban: Successfully advocated to repeal the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act’s ban on imports—excluding jadeites and rubies—from Myanmar to support rebuilding the U.S.-Myanmar trade and investment relationship.

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• Continued to lead the business community’s advocacy for U.S. negotiators to add strong discipline to the TPP trade agreement on intellectual property, regulatory coherence, due process in antitrust enforcement, state-owned enterprises, and trade secrets, including in the “Technical Barriers to Trade” chapter to ensure coverage for conformity assessment requirements.


PLANS FOR 2014

The Asia Program has a full and ambitious agenda for 2014, with a wide range of programs and policy initiatives under way that reflect member companies’ priorities

across the region, through regional initiatives and country-specific programs and activities.

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The Asia Team’s top priority in 2014 will continue to be our work to support completion of a comprehensive, high-standard, 21st century TPP agreement that ensures strong protections for intellectual property rights and investment, clear rules for competition and e-commerce, and comprehensive market access in all TPP economies, with no exceptions. We will build out our advocacy platforms in each of the TPP capitals, focusing on strengthening the relationships we have with domestic business associations and thought leaders to promote pro-trade messages.

We will intensify our grassroots advocacy program to incorporate congressional outreach, include educational outreach to state and local chambers, and engage with a range of media outlets and third-party supporters.

ApeC

The Asia Team will devote additional staff resources to our APEC activity, drawing from across the team to ensure not only a successful continuation of our year-on-year priorities, but increased advocacy, added focus on policy, and execution of programs in China’s APEC year. Our ongoing work will focus on the following:

• Improved connectivity through regulatory cooperation and supply chain efficiencies.

• Implementation and review of the 2011 Principles for Promoting Effective, Non-Discriminatory, and Market Driven Innovation Policy, including in the areas of trade secret protection and enforcement, as well as alternatives to localization policies.

• Development of principles that promote open markets and pro-competitive domestic policies.

Moreover, we will be working under the official 2014 APEC theme of “Shaping the Future Through Asia-Pacific Partnership” to highlight areas of mutual interest to the Chinese government and our members. We will explore possible opportunities to focus on the health agenda, corporate social responsibility, and energy and infrastructure development.

As always, the Chamber will use the APEC CEO Summit and the APEC Trade Ministers Meeting as platforms for convening bilateral roundtables with APEC leaders.


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Under the leadership of Jeremie Waterman, the China Team will work to achieve the following:

• Improve China’s regulatory environment to support the policy and business objectives of our members.

• Advance our members’ relationships with, and provide them access to, China’s government and business leaders, including through our sixth meeting of the U.S.-China CEO and Senior Officials’ Dialogue in July 2014.

• Promote commercial opportunities for our members with a focus on increasing U.S. trade and investment with China.

China’s APEC year provides an opportunity for the Chamber to provide thought leadership and policy support to advance the regional and bilateral policy priorities of our members in areas such as regional economic integration, investment and infrastructure development, innovation, intellectual property protection and enforcement, health care, and energy.

Additionally, the Chamber will seek to undertake the following:

• Leverage China’s economic reforms to promote new market openings for our members and a more transparent and supportive regulatory environment.

• Continue to champion concerns regarding China’s industrial policies and tout the economic and development benefits to China of increased market-based competition in its economy.

• Advance two-way investment via grassroots programs and research reports, including supporting negotiations for a high-standard Bilateral Investment Treaty and highlighting the benefits of increased Chinese investment in the United States.

Finally, the Chamber will continue its long-standing efforts to address and support member company priorities with the administration and on Capitol Hill. The organization will also continue to advance our platform to facilitate sustained dialogue and information sharing between U.S. and Chinese stakeholders in the area of corporate citizenship.


PLANS FOR 2014

JApAn

Through the U.S.-Japan Business Council, led by Jim Fatheree, the Japan Team will advance the following:

• Continue its push to ensure that Japan fulfills its commitment to a comprehensive, high-standard, and ambitious TPP agreement that opens markets in Japan to U.S. goods, services, and investment.

• Continue its working groups with its Japanese counterpart, in financial services and health care innovation, to implement measures and practices that improve the business environment and increase U.S. opportunities in Japan.

• Accelerate its energy working group to promote energy policies that support affordable and predictable electricity supply in Japan, expand commercial opportunities for U.S. companies, and provide intellectual guidance for a high-level U.S.-Japan Strategic Energy Dialogue that supports these objectives.

• Through a new working group on travel and tourism, support increased business opportunities for companies serving these industries in Japan and the United States.

KOReA

Through the U.S.-Korea Business Council (USKBC), also led by Jim Fatheree, the Korea Team will promote the following:

• Continue to focus on full and faithful implementation of KORUS in 2014 to ensure that USKBC members and U.S. industries broadly realize the full potential of this landmark agreement. The team will work closely with the U.S. and Korean governments to resolve specific problems in order to bring about wider market access, greater investment opportunities, and increased predictability and transparency in the regulation-making process.

• Given Korea’s expressed interest to join the TPP, work with both governments to ensure that Korea adheres to its commitments under KORUS before entering into the TPP.

• Work with members and both governments to constructively address growing concerns over Korea’s competitiveness as a result of changes in labor policy, regulatory developments, customs and tax issues, and other aspects of the country’s business environment.

• Given the Park government’s emphasis on innovation and creativity, initiate a new working group on innovation to engage members from various sectors; share best practices in growth strategies, R&D, and IP enforcement; and encourage mutually beneficial partnerships with Korean industry.

• Uphold policy changes in Korea that support innovation and growth through sector-specific working groups in health care, financial services, and energy.


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The Southeast Asia Team, led by John Goyer, will continue to encourage those countries that are not in the TPP—primarily Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand—to consider participating, and where appropriate, engage in dialogues and technical discussions on different aspects of the agreement. At the same time, the team will support initiatives under the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Economic Engagement, which is intended to provide a bridge toward TPP for those countries not yet ready to join. We will continue to provide input to ASEAN governments on regional integration issues, including through our annual ASEAN Business Outlook Survey.

Australia Working Group

The Chamber’s Australia Working Group will continue to focus on enhancing the U.S.-Australia commercial relationship. With a new government in place in Canberra, it will be important to continue to build the relationship with our Australian counterparts. Moreover, with the TPP expected to close during the first part of 2014, combined with Australia’s chairmanship of the G20/B20, we plan to take advantage of upcoming opportunities to engage with our Australian counterparts. Building on this engagement, we will also work to promote a positive manufacturing, investment, and growth climate in Australia; leverage domestic resources; and establish strong best practices for other Asian countries.

Myanmar Working Group

The Myanmar Working Group will continue to pursue the full normalization of the bilateral relationship and work closely with both the government and our private sector partners as Myanmar develops laws and regulations governing the activities of a variety of industry sectors.

U.s.-indonesia investment initiative

Building on the successful launch of the Chamber-AmCham Indonesia report Partners in Prosperity: U.S. Investment in Indonesia, the Chamber and AmCham Indonesia have developed a U.S.-Indonesia Investment Initiative. In 2014, the Initiative will focus on implementing the recommendations articulated in the report, promote a more coordinated strategic approach to investment and economic growth, and work on addressing the growing regulatory uncertainty in Indonesia.


PLANS FOR 2014

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pakistan

Through the U.S.-Pakistan Business Council (USPBC), led by Espie Jelalian, the Asia Program will focus on the following:

• Continue to push for the conclusion of a high-standard U.S.-Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty.

• Work with both governments to create a bilateral Business Forum under the auspices of the high-level bilateral economic dialogue.

• Develop a policy paper outlining the USPBC’s policy priorities with recommendations to U.S. and Pakistani government officials on ways to strengthen U.S.-Pakistan commercial ties and provide members’ perspectives on policies that would stimulate the country’s private sector and investment environment.

• Organize a trade mission to Pakistan in the spring.

Bangladesh

The U.S.-Bangladesh Working Group will continue to closely monitor political and economic developments in Bangladesh to keep members abreast of the political dynamics that shape economic policies in the country. Building on the successful launch of the Chamber report The United States and Bangladesh Toward the Future: Recommendations to Strengthen U.S.-Bangladesh Commercial Relationship, the Asia Program will work with business and government leaders to urge reforms necessary for advancing commercial engagement with Bangladesh.

We will also seek opportunities for private sector engagement on government-to-government bilateral economic discussions, such as the recently signed U.S. Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TICFA). As American companies identify significant business opportunities in Bangladesh, we will continue to stress to government officials the critical importance of strong rule of law, sustained and sound economic policies, and political stability to instill investor confidence.


PLATINUM LEVEL

CHAIRMAN LEVEL

PRESIDENT LEVEL

Amway*Chevron*Citigroup*

ConocoPhillips*Eastman Chemical Company

Eli Lilly and Company IBM*

Las Vegas Sands Corporation*MetLife*

Morgan Stanley*Philip Morris International*

Qualcomm IncorporatedUPS*

Abbott Laboratories*ACE Insurance Group*

Actavis*AFLAC

AIG Property Casualty*Amgen*

The Boeing Company*Brambles Limited*The Carlyle GroupCaterpillar, Inc.*

Cisco Systems, Inc.*C.V. Starr Co, Inc.

The Coca-Cola Company*Dow Chemical Company*

Dow Corning FedEx Corporation*

Ford Motor CompanyGale InternationalGeneral Electric*

Hyundai Motor CompanyJohnson & Johnson*Merck & Co., Inc.*

Microsoft Corporation*Peabody Energy*

Pfizer, Inc.*Prudential Financial

Western Digital*Whirlpool

Applied Materials Cargill, Inc.*

Chubb CorporationDHL Express (USA), Inc.*Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.Exxon Mobil*

Fluor Corporation*Intel Corporation*

John Deere*

KIA MotorsKKR Singapore Pte LtdMasterCard Worldwide*

MonsantoOgilvy & Mather

Phillips 66*Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Time Warner, Inc.Tishman Speyer*

Visa, Inc.*

* International Leadership Package (ILP) Company


The Year in Photos Regional Highlights

H .E . Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, addresses U .S .-Pakistan Business Council members and guests at a luncheon in honor of his visit to Washington . (Oct . 21)

The Chamber and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) host the U .S .-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue with Vice President Joe Biden (left) and CCIEE Chairman Zeng Peiyan in Washington . (Oct . 22)

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H .E . U Thein Sein, President of Myanmar, presents Tami Overby, U .S . Chamber Vice President for Asia with a gift . (May 20)

Tom Donohue, U .S . Chamber President and CEO (right), greets H .E . Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, in Bali, Indonesia . (Oct . 6)

H .E . Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (left), stops for a photo with Tom Donohue, U .S . Chamber President and CEO, at an April dinner in Washington . (April 2)

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The Year in Photos Regional Highlights

Tom Donohue, U .S . Chamber President and CEO (left), talks to H .E . Dr . Dino Patti Djalal, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States, at the ambassador’s farewell luncheon . (Dec . 4)

H .E . Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (right), chats with Myron Brilliant, U .S . Chamber Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs, at a luncheon in honor of the prime minister in New York City . (Sept . 26)

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JapanU .S . Secretary of State John Kerry delivers the keynote speech at the Gala Dinner of the 50th U .S .-Japan Business Conference . (Nov . 14)

Myron Brilliant, U .S . Chamber Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs (right), escorts H .E . Truong Tan Sang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at a dinner in President Sang’s honor . (July 24)

President Park Geun-hye and U .S .-Korea Business Council Chairman and Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs attend the CEO Roundtable . (May 8)

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The Year in Photos Japan/korea

Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative delivers keynote remarks at the 50th U .S .-Japan Business Conference . (Nov . 14)

Wendy Cutler, Acting Deputy USTR, delivers a speech at the KORUS FTA one-year anniversary . (March 15)

Sen . Max Baucus speaks at the 50th U .S .-Japan Business Conference . (Nov . 14)


H .E . President Park Geun-hye delivers keynote remarks at a luncheon in honor of her first visit to Washington as president of the Republic of Korea . (May 8)

Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae delivers a speech at the gala dinner of the 50th U .S .-Japan Business Conference . (Nov . 14)

Members of the U .S .-Korea Business Council welcome Ambassador Ahn Ho-young to Washington . (July 23)


The Year in Photos China

Vice President Joe Biden (right) joins U .S . Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue at the fifth meeting of the U .S .-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue in Washington . (Oct . 22)

U .S . Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker addresses U .S . and Chinese CEOs at Chamber headquarters in Washington . (Oct . 21)

U .N . Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon (left) and U .S . Chamber Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs Myron Brilliant address Hong Kong-U .S . Business Council members in New York . (June 12)


The U .S . Chamber hosts a reception on the margins of the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit for business delegations from China and Hong Kong at Chamber headquarters in Washington . Ambassador Gary Locke (fourth from left) and Consul General Clifford Hart (third from left) led the delegations . (Oct . 31)

The U .S . Chamber releases its new report From International to Interstates: Assessing the Opportunity for Chinese Participation in U.S. Infrastructure .


The Year in Photos Southeast Asia

Tami Overby, U .S . Chamber Vice President for Asia (right), and John Goyer, Senior Director, Southeast Asia (left), welcome Myanmar Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw . (Feb . 28)

U .S . Chamber Vice President for Asia Tami Overby poses with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong . (April 2)


Deputy Secretary of State William J . Burns (left) greets Myanmar President U Thein Sein at a dinner honoring the president . (May 20)

AmCham-Indonesia executives meet Indonesian embassy officials at their annual Washington doorknock . (May 10–16)

Key U .S . and Indonesian officials are present at the launch of the U .S . Chamber and AmCham-Indonesia report Partners in Prosperity: U.S. Investment in Indonesia, at the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in Jakarta, Indonesia . (Oct 3)


The Year in Photos Southeast Asia

Dr . Nafsiah Mboi, Indonesian Minister of Health, addresses AmCham-Indonesia and U .S . Chamber members and guests at the 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility conference in Jakarta, Indonesia . (June 26)

U .S . Chamber Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs Myron Brilliant (left) welcomes former Secretary of State Colin Powell to a dinner in honor of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in Washington . (July 24)


H .E . Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, addresses U .S . Chamber members and guests at a luncheon in his honor in New York . (Sept . 26)

U .S . Chamber Vice President for Asia Tami Overby and Vietnamese Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang at a dinner in honor of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang . (July 24)


The Year in Photos South Asia

U .S . Chamber Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs Myron Brilliant (left) welcomes H .E . Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, at a luncheon in honor of his visit to Washington . (Oct . 21)

Ambassador Dan Mozena (right) speaks with Bill Ichord, Vice President, International Government Affairs for ConocoPhillips, at a U .S .-Bangladesh Working Group roundtable discussion . (June 3)

Members of the U .S .-Bangladesh Working Group meet with H .E . Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, in New York . (Sept . 26)


U .S .-Pakistan Business Council Executive Director Espie Jelalian welcomes H .E . Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister of Pakistan, to the U .S . Chamber for a luncheon roundtable . (Oct . 11)

Minister of Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif (right) delivers remarks at a U .S .-Pakistan Business Council roundtable discussion on power sector opportunities in Pakistan . (Nov . 13)


The Year in Photos APEC

U .S . Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue and members of the U .S . business delegation meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (far right) . (Oct . 9)

The U .S . business delegation meets with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (far right) at the APEC 2013 meeting in Bali, Indonesia . (Oct . 9)


U .S . Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue (center) greets U .S . Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U .S . Trade Representative Mike Froman at a reception in Bali, Indonesia . (Oct . 8)

U .S . Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue (right) meets with China’s Minister of Commerce, Gao Hucheng, at the APEC 2013 Leaders Meeting . (Oct . 10)

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