​An experienced senior executive, Harvey Goldstein has served as managing director of Singapore’s Business-Link Consultancy since 2007 and president of Indonesia’s PT Harvest International Indonesia since 1987. His business interests in the Asian Pacific have sparked a longtime affiliation with the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC). Over the years, Harvey Goldstein has served two terms as APCAC’s chairman.

Striving to ensure that the United States remains competitive in the Asian Pacific, APCAC represents more than 15,000 businesses throughout the region. APCAC’s leadership feels that American interests are currently facing a critical juncture in the Asian Pacific.

In recent years, APCAC has stressed its strong support of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), an international trade agreement that significantly affects Pacific Rim countries including the United States. APCAC praises the TPP for its perceived ability to promote economic advantages for US companies/workers, to engender specific benefits for US companies that operate in Japan, and to secure US leadership in the Asian Pacific for years to come. In general, APCAC sees the TPP as an essential tool to remove trade/investment barriers and generally promote economic growth between US and Asian Pacific allies.

​International businessman Harvey Goldstein has spent almost five decades living and working in Southeast Asia, where he founded his companies Harvest International Indonesia and Resources International Inc. Having spent two years with Cornell Univetsity's Laboratory researching in Thailand; Harvey Holdstein went on to Singapore, and Indonesia. Harvey Goldstein has developed an intimate knowledge of local business and government in Southeast Asia, and spent several years as chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of the American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC).

The APCAC was founded in 1968. Today, it represents the interests of 29 chambers of commerce throughout with over 15,000 member companies Southeast Asia. The council manages trade volumes of over $500 billion per year.

Last year, the APCAC’s annual Business Summit was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore in tandem with Singapore’s 50th anniversary. Leadership from APCAC as well as representatives from various businesses, governments, and other organizations gathered to discuss Asia’s increasing economic growth and influence worldwide.

Keynote speakers included US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagner, Ministry of Trade and Industry minister Lim Hng Kiang, and author Jim Rogers, who wrote a book called Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets.

The conference’s title was The United States and Asia - New Opportunities in the Pacific Century, and participants were able to share thoughts and information about how the economic landscape of Asia is changing and what that may mean for its relationship with the United States. 

​Harvey Goldstein, an American businessman with ties to Singapore and Indonesia, was elected chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce in 1986 and 1987. Today, Harvey Goldstein serves as the president of Harvest International Indonesia.

The Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce, or APCAC, was created in 1968 to serve America’s financial and business needs in the rapidly developing Asia Pacific region. Today, it represents a partnership between 29 chambers of commerce, 15,000 businesses, and upward of 10 million employees across the world.apcac.org/

APCAC has recently focused on passing the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. This bill, sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, would set objectives for trade negotiations in international markets including the Asia Pacific region. Designed to keep the United States competitive in the changing global trade landscape, the bill has been introduced and is due for further consideration.