A teleconference exchange featuring Ambassador Nina Hachigian on the special ASEAN summit at the historic Sunnylands Center in Rancho Mirage, California from February 15-16.

Southeast Asian leaders as well as the ASEAN Secretary-General will join President Obama at the summit to discuss a host of big-ticket issues, from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea to the future of U.S. policy towards Southeast Asia and ASEAN. This is the first ever U.S.-ASEAN summit held in the United States.

As Chief of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and a member of the Pacific Council, Ambassador Hachigian will play a prominent role in the summit and will offer an insider's perspective on the historic gathering. What were the key issues discussed? What lies ahead for the U.S.-ASEAN relationship? 

Featuring:

Amb. Nina Hachigian, U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN

In her capacity as Chief of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN, Ambassador Hachigian is responsible for working with ASEAN member states and other stakeholders to advance U.S. interests in a peaceful, prosperous, and integrated Southeast Asia that supports human dignity and a rules-based regional order. The Mission's five priorities in the U.S. relationship with ASEAN are: supporting economic integration; expanding maritime cooperation; cultivating emerging leaders; promoting opportunity for women; and addressing transnational challenges. Read more.

Moderator:

Amb. Robert H. Tuttle, Co-Managing Partner, Tuttle-Click Automotive Group; Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Ambassador Robert Holmes Tuttle, current Co-Chairman of the Pacific Council on International Policy, served as U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James from July 2005 to February 2009. A businessman with extensive experience in the private sector, Ambassador Tuttle is Co-Managing Partner of Tuttle-Click Automotive Group, one of the nation's largest retail automotive companies.