Trade & Investment
ASEAN Countries Are Increasingly Important Diplomatic, Economic, and Security Partners for the US
The United States signed the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in 2009 and was the first non-ASEAN country to name an ambassador to ASEAN, which it did in 2008. It was also the first to establish a permanent mission to ASEAN, which opened in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2010.