AMCHAM Malaysia at the Annual AAP Washington D.C. Doorknock 2025 (Day 2)

Day 2 of the Door Knock  focused on engaging with a bipartisan selection of representatives on Capitol Hill. We heard a wide range of views from both senators and congressional representatives from both sides of the aisle including Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL), Representative Young Kim (R-CA) and Republican Senator Steve Daines from Montana. With multiple touch points with the House Ways and Means Committee, its Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, among others, it is clear that the administration is focused on rebalancing trade while at the same time, recognizing the strategic importance of South East Asia which includes Malaysia. 

During the latter part of the day, we engaged with the America First Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations which each gave a point of view on the big picture approach of the current administration. The current administration is focused on minimizing trade deficits and at the same time, looking to incentivize companies to reinvest into the United States while ensuring that their global supply chains are not subject to adverse concentration risk.

AmCham Malaysia’s delegation Dato; Siobhan Das, Hasnul Nadzrin Shah and Cheryl Ignatius continued to build on established relationships and used the opportunity to forge new connections throughout the day.