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ASEAN 2021: We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper

In commemoration of the 54th Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in collaboration with the US-Asia Institute, US Department of Commerce, and the US–ASEAN Business Council held a virtual symposium with the theme “ASEAN 2021: We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper.”

The 2021 ASEAN theme 'We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper' underscores ASEAN’s collective pursuit in improving the people’s well-being and livelihood, and emphasizes the need for ASEAN to work together to realize shared interests and confront regional and global challenges of common concern. This will enable the people of ASEAN to thrive, prosper and secure sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations.

Thank you to our friends and partners of the ASEAN community that made this symposium possible!

Featured Speakers 

His Excellency Dato Serbini Ali Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the United States

The Honorable Dato Erywan Yusof Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brunei Darussalam

The Honorable Daniel Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Kurt Campbell Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs, National Security Council

The Honorable Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA-7) Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation House Foreign Affairs Committee

Ambassador Ted Osius (Ret.) President and CEO of the US ASEAN Business Council

His Excellency Jose Manuel Romualdez  Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States

The Honorable Diane Farrell  Acting Under Secretary, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce 

His Excellency Ashok Mirpuri  Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States

Mr. John Goyer  Executive Director for Southeast Asia, US Chamber of Commerce 

Ms. Kirsten Williams Chief Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Exec. Vice President at DC Water

His Excellency Dato Lim Jock Hoi  Secretary General for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations  

Mr. Glenn Lau-Kee  Chairman of the US – Asia Institute 

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