ASEAN Sunnylands 2016

Historical Event Info

Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama convenes Retreat Session One; Promoting Regional Prosperity Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship, during the U.S.-ASEAN Summit (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, February 15, 2016. Meeting participants include: President Benigno Aquino, Philippines; Prime Minister Najib Razak, Malaysia; President Joko Widodo, Indonesia; Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia; Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei; President Choummaly Sayasone, Laos; Le Luong Minh, Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Vice President Nyan Tun, Myanmar (Burma); Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Vietnam; Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand; Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore. (P021516PS-0535)

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an intergovernmental forum composed of independent member states from the Southeast Asia region. The objective of the forum is to promote economic growth, social progress, cultural development, and regional peace through security cooperation among its members. Although not a member of ASEAN, the United States participates as a “dialogue partner.”

President Obama attended the 2016 ASEAN Summit in Sunnylands, California from February 15 through February 16, 2016. This was the first ASEAN summit to be held in the United States.