While the Burmese regime has gone to extraordinary lengths to isolate and silence Aung San Suu Kyi, she has continued her brave fight for democracy, peace, and change in Burma. She is a hero of mine and a source of…
Archive: November 13, 2010
The Leaders of the nine Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam) met today on the margins of the APEC Leaders meeting to welcome the solid progress their teams had…
We, the APEC Leaders, have agreed on a growth strategy (the “APEC Growth Strategy”) as follows: 1. Formulating a Growth Strategy to Match a Changing Economic Environment The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies’ collective efforts have greatly contributed…
We, the Leaders of APEC, gathered in Yokohama under the 2010 theme of “Change and Action” to articulate our vision of further building and integrating the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st Century, and the paths to realize that vision. …
We, the APEC Leaders, having agreed at our meeting in November of 2009 in Singapore to explore a range of possible pathways to achieve a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and having been informed by APEC Ministers on…
In 1994, APEC Leaders gathered in Bogor, Indonesia, to announce their shared commitment to achieve free and open trade and investment by 2010 for industrialized economies and by 2020 for developing economies. These targets became known as the “Bogor Goals,”…
12:20 P.M. JST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, let me just say very briefly, I’ve had a chance to speak previously with Prime Minister Gillard on the phone. It is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet her during the course…
11:32 A.M. JST PRIME MINISTER KAN: (As translated.) First of all, I’d like to welcome President Obama warmly to Japan. Exactly one year ago, the President visited Japan on the first leg of his visit to Asia, and I’m…
The President explains his push for exporting American goods in Asia, and urges Congress to address earmarks as a signal of fiscal reform.
WASHINGTON – En su mensaje de esta semana, el Presidente Obama instó al Congreso a que le haga frente al asunto de las asignaciones para proyectos particulares que se insertan sin el debido análisis en las propuestas legislativas de gasto.…
