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Calendar No. 457 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2697 

To establish the position of the United States Ambassador for ASEAN. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 2, 2006 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. HAGEL, 

Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. BOND, and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

MAY 25, 2006 

Reported by Mr. LUGAR, with amendments and an amendment to the title 

[Insert the parts printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish the position of the United States Ambassador 

for ASEAN. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Ambas5 sador for ASEAN Affairs Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations 

2 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ASEAN’’) was estab3 lished in 1967, with an initial membership of Indo4 nesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and 

5 Thailand. 

6 (2) ASEAN is committed to accelerating eco7 nomic growth, social progress, cultural development 

8 and regional peace and stability. 

9 (3) The membership of ASEAN has expanded 

10 to 10 countries since its establishment in 1967. 

11 (4) The United States seeks to maintain and 

12 further develop a constructive and cordial relation13 ship with ASEAN. 

14 (5) The countries comprising ASEAN— 

15 (A) constitute the 3rd largest export mar16 ket for United States products; 

17 (B) have received nearly $90,000,000,000 

18 in direct investment from United States 

19 sources; and 

20 (C) are developing an integrated free trade 

21 area. 

22 (6) Trade between the United States and the 

23 countries comprising ASEAN totals approximately 

24 $130,000,000,000. 


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1 (7) ASEAN continues to contribute to regional 

2 stability in East Asia and has partnered with the 

3 United States to combat global terror. 

4 (8) In 2006, approximately 38,000 students 

5 from the countries comprising ASEAN were study6 ing in the United States. 

7 (9) The countries comprising ASEAN share a 

8 common concern with the United States regarding— 

9 (A) the spread of avian influenza and other 

10 diseases; and 

11 (B) environmental issues, such as the pres12 ervation of biodiversity and the prevention of il13 legal logging. 

14 (10) It is in the long-term interest of the 

15 United States to maintain and expand a relationship 

16 with ASEAN. 

17 (11) The United States does not have an Am18 bassador to ASEAN, which limits the ability of the 

19 United States and ASEAN to respond quickly and 

20 appropriately to events of mutual interest. 

21 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR FOR ASEAN. 

22 (a) APPOINTMENT.—There is established in the De23 partment of State the position of United States Ambas24 sador for ASEAN Affairs, who shall be appointed by the 

25 President, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. 


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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East 

3 Asia and the Pacific should be designated as the Ambas4 sador for ASEAN Affairs. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To establish the position of the United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs.’’. 


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Calendar No. 457 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2697 

A BILL 

To establish the position of the United States 

Ambassador for ASEAN. 

MAY 25, 2006 

Reported with amendments and an amendment to the 

title 


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