We’re very pleased that the United States will be the host of the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) in 2023, underscoring our determination to advance fair and open up trade and investment, bolster American competitiveness, and ensure a no cost and open up Indo-Pacific. President Biden and Vice President Harris provided to host APEC up coming 12 months due to the fact of our emphasis on increasing and deepening economic ties in the area – and we thank our fellow APEC economies for supporting the U.S. provide to host.
It is a major precedence for the Biden-Harris Administration to provide as a potent, responsible lover to APEC economies and establish widespread approaches to unleash financial prospect, prosperity, and progress for us all. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo, United States Trade Agent Ambassador Tai, and our workforce are doing work to acquire with our companions an Indo-Pacific economic framework that will define our shared targets all around issues important to our long run, like trade facilitation, standards for the electronic overall economy and technological know-how, supply chain resiliency, decarbonization and clean up electricity, infrastructure, and employee specifications. Secretary of Point out Blinken is also in the region this 7 days to keep on strengthening vital diplomatic interactions and advancing our shared priorities.
The United States seems ahead to functioning closely with Thailand, the 2022 APEC host, Peru, the 2024 APEC host, and all of the APEC economies on an agenda that positive aspects all our individuals.
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