APEC Indonesia 2013

APEC gathering

APEC Indonesia 2013

APEC Indonesia 2013 delegates
attired in Endek

Host country| Indonesia
Dates| 5–7 October
Motto| Resilient Asia-Pacific, Engine of Global Growth
Venue(s)| Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Bali
Follows| 2012
Precedes| 2014
Website| www.apec2013.or.id

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

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This was the first APEC meeting for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe (in his comeback), South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto since their inaugurations on 18 September 2013, 15 March 2013, 26 December 2012, 25 February 2013 and 1 December 2012, respectively.[2][3][4]

It was the last APEC meeting for Chilean President Sebastian Piñera (during his first term, as he stepped down on March 11, 2014 following the 2013 Chilean election), as well Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (who was ousted on May 7, 2014 following the 2013–14 political crisis in Thailand) and the host, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (who stepped down on October 20, 2014 following the 2014 Indonesian presidential election).

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 | Tony Abbott
Brunei | Sultan | Hassanal Bolkiah
Canada | Prime Minister | Stephen Harper
Chile | President | Sebastián Piñera
China | President[a] | Xi Jinping
Hong Kong | Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying
Indonesia | President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (host)
Japan | Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe
South Korea | President | Park Geun-hye
Malaysia | Prime Minister | Najib Razak
Mexico | President | Enrique Peña Nieto
New Zealand | Prime Minister | John Key
Papua New Guinea | Prime Minister | Peter O'Neill
Peru | President | Ollanta Humala
Philippines | President | Benigno Aquino III
Russia | President | Vladimir Putin
Singapore | Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong
Chinese Taipei | Special Representative | Siew Wan-chang
Thailand | Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra
United States* | Secretary of State | John Kerry
Vietnam | President[b] | Trương Tấn Sang
(*) U.S. President Barack Obama did not attend the leaders summit. Representative was sent and attended on his behalf.

## Notes

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1. ^ The president of China is legally a ceremonial representative with no real power, but the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader in one-party communist state) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition.
2. ^ The actual head of government of Vietnam is the Prime Minister. The President of Vietnam is legally the head of state, but the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam is the practical highest political leader in one-party communist state.

## References

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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. ^ "Obama cancels Asia trip over US shutdown". Al Jazeera. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* Media related to APEC Indonesia 2013 at Wikimedia Commons

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APEC Russia 2012

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APEC China 2014

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