Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the leading Asia-Pacific economic forum.

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Significantly, he has invited President Lula to visit Peru when it hosts the November summit of the 21 Pacific Rim countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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That's why last September I joined Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Melanne Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues and hundreds of other global female leaders in San Francisco for a dialogue on fostering women's economic empowerment as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) Women and the Economy Summit.

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In Thailand he will join other regional leaders at the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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Fitting then that President Obama will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting at the East-West Center in November.

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This year, the United States is hosting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) annual meetings for the first time since 1993.

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