Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Obama Presidency Oral History Association of Southeast Asian Nations Index / Organizations Transcripts Leon Panetta ...we're going to continue to engage with ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asia... ...to continue to engage with ASEAN [ Association of Southeast Asian Nations ] countries, that we're going t... ...on a lot, was to try to build in the ASEAN countries a security alliance. That i... Esther Brimmer ...the attendance at organizations like ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asia... ...at organizations like ASEAN [ Association of Southeast Asian Nations ]. Was that kind of set ou... ...I worked on. The relationships with ASEAN were all things I worked on, eve... ...but also the regional body such as ASEAN or the Organization of American State... ...anew the commitment. I would also group ASEAN in that, given the administration'... ...Another that was—as you mentioned, ASEAN in particular, and the Asia-Pacific—i... ...of the intersection with other bodies. ASEAN is a great example. When Secretar... ...We'd say, “Okay, the ambassador to ASEAN , the ambassador to the African Union... Show more... Melissa Winter ...it was, a state visit, or we were doing ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asia... ...a state visit, or we were doing ASEAN [ Association of Southeast Asian Nations ] or whatever. Then we would give the... Max Baucus ...relative to countries like India or the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asia... ...to countries like India or the ASEAN [ Association of Southeast Asian Nations ] countries, for example—given tha... ...with the Indians or with the ASEAN countries to play that role? And ho... ...there'd be more trade—America with ASEAN countries. Aside from your flying bac... Jeffrey Bader ...between the president and all of the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asia... ...the president and all of the ASEAN [ Association of Southeast Asian Nations ] heads of state. That had been blocke... ...sounds like a lot, but ten of them are ASEAN . There is this theology in Asia tha... ...in Asia that organizations have to be ASEAN -centered. That is the phrase. I thin... ...That is the phrase. I think what “ ASEAN -centered” means is they don't want th... ...who can't really lead and they call it ASEAN -centered. And that works [laughs]... ...I think there was a division among the ASEAN countries, with most being sympatheti... ...of China] and Taiwan—claimants are all ASEAN members. Malaysia, Philippines... Show more... Geraldine Richmond ...Actually, it was quite unique. There's ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asia... ...it was quite unique. There's ASEAN [ Association of Southeast Asian Nations ] now and that was just gettin... ...the importance that the countries in ASEAN thought of the US, as a counterpoint t... Related Topics go to the Science Science go to the Veterans Veterans go to the Counterterrorism Counterterrorism go to the Obama in the Senate Obama in the Senate go to the The People's House The People's House