APEC Indonesia 2013

APEC Indonesia 2013
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APEC Indonesia 2013 Delegates
Host country	Indonesia
APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Dates	5-7 October
Venue	Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Bali
Group photo attire	Endek
Website
www.apec2013.or.id
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The APEC Indonesia 2013 was the 25th annual gathering of APEC leaders. It was held in Bali on 5-7 October 2013.^[1] The summit also saw the revival of wearing national dress, which had been explicitly discontinued by US President Barack Obama two years prior.

Attendees

This was the first APEC meetings for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto since their inaugurations on 18 September 2013, 15 March 2013, 25 February 2013 and 1 December 2012, respectively.^[2][3][4]

United States President Barack Obama canceled his trip due to the United States federal government shutdown of 2013, sending Secretary of State John Kerry in his place.^[5]

Attendees at the 2013 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Country	Position	Name
Australia	Prime Minister	Abbott, TonyTony Abbott
Brunei	Sultan	Bolkiah, HassanalHassanal Bolkiah
Canada	Prime Minister	Harper, StephenStephen Harper
Chile	President	Piñera, SebastiánSebastián Piñera
China	President	Xi, JinpingXi Jinping
Hong Kong	Chief Executive	Leung,Chun-yingLeung Chun-ying
Indonesia	President	Yudhoyono, Susilo BambangSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Japan	Prime Minister	Abe, ShinzōShinzō Abe
South Korea	President	Park, Geun-hyePark Geun-hye
Malaysia	Prime Minister	Razak, NajibNajib Razak
Mexico	President	Peña Nieto, EnriqueEnrique Peña Nieto
New Zealand	Prime Minister	Key, JohnJohn Key
Papua New Guinea	Prime Minister	O'Neill, PeterPeter O'Neill
Peru	President	Humala, OllantaOllanta Humala
Philippines	President	Aquino III, BenignoBenigno Aquino III
Russia	President	Putin, VladimirVladimir Putin
Singapore	Prime Minister	Lee, Hsien LoongLee Hsien Loong
Chinese Taipei	Special Representative	Siew, VincentVincent Siew
Thailand	Prime Minister	Shinawatra, YingluckYingluck Shinawatra
United States*	Secretary of State	Kerry, JohnJohn Kerry
Vietnam	President	Trương, Tấn SangTrương Tấn Sang
(*) U.S. President Barack Obama did not attend the leaders summit. Representative was sent and attended on his behalf.

References

1. Darren Mara (2013-09-19). "Indonesian MPs upset over asylum policy". sbs.com.au. SBS. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
2. "Tony Abbott to miss out on meeting with Barack Obama at Apec summit". The Guardian. October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
3. Perlez, Jane; Cochrane, Joe (October 8, 2013). "Obama’s Absence Leaves China as Dominant Force at Asia-Pacific Meeting". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
4. "APEC CEO Summit 2013 Gathers Government and Business Leaders of the Asia-Pacific to Seek Path "Towards Resilience and Growth"". PR Newswire. August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
5. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/10/obama-cancels-apec-trip-over-us-shutdown-20131042458661862.html

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