APEC Indonesia 2013

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

This was the first APEC meeting for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Chinese President 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 will also be the last APEC meeting for Chilean President Sebastian Piñera (who 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	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	Vincent Siew
Thailand	Prime Minister	Yingluck Shinawatra
United States*	Secretary of State	John Kerry
Vietnam	President	Trương Tấn Sang
(*) U.S. President Barack Obama did not attend the leaders summit. Representative was sent and attended on his behalf.

References

^ Darren Mara (2013-09-19). "Indonesian MPs upset over asylum policy". sbs.com.au. SBS. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
^ "Tony Abbott to miss out on meeting with Barack Obama at Apec summit". The Guardian. October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Obama cancels Asia trip over US shutdown". Al Jazeera. October 4, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.