US delegation

The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) holds its 2025 Philippines Business Mission, its annual flagship business-to-government engagement program, from Aug. 11 to 14. With a total of 35 US companies, this marked the largest ever USABC business mission to the Philippines. The mission was co-led by Ambassador Ted Osius (ret.), USABC senior vice president and regional managing director and USABC Philippines Committee co-chairs represented by Stephen Braim, vice president for government and regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific at IBM and Paul Favila, managing director and chief executive at Citi Philippines. This year’s business mission builds on a pivotal moment in US-Philippines relations, marked by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent visit to the White House.
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