Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to promote cooperation and economic and political stability in the region. Brunei joined in 1984, shortly after independence from the United Kingdom and Vietnam joined ASEAN in 1995, Laos and Myanmar, the seven admitted as a full member in July 1997.Declaration in 1967, the founding document of ASEAN formal principles of peace and cooperation in the region dedicated. ASEAN Charter came into force on December 15, 2008 with the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN established a legal identity as an international organization and took an important step in the process of building their community.
ASEAN Community comprising three pillars of the community
1 ASEAN Political-Security Community
2 ASEAN Economic Community
3 ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Each pillar has its own blueprint approved in the balance and with the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Strategic Framework and the IAI Work Plan Phase II (2009-2015), they form the roadmap for ASEAN and the international community. 2009-2015ASEAN command greater influence on trade in the Asia-Pacific political and security issues than members could achieve individually. This has pushed efforts to build an ASEAN community. This work is mainly based on consultation, consensus and cooperation.The relationship between the US and ASEAN has been excellent since its inception. USA became dialogue partners of ASEAN in 1977, found its dialogue partners with ASEAN regularly to work and seniority to guide the development of relations in our regional cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), which has increased. greatly improved US relations with ASEAN political.