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APEC Peru 2016
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama joins Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit leaders for a group family photo at the Lima Convention Centre in Lima, Peru, Nov. 20, 2016. (P112016CK-0176)
APEC Peru 2016
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama joins Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit leaders for a group family photo at the Lima Convention Centre in Lima, Peru, Nov. 20, 2016. (P112016CK-0176)

APEC Peru 2016

Event TypeGovernment
November 19, 2016 - November 20, 2016
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Formed in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an intergovernmental forum composed of independent economic entities from the Asia-Pacific region. The goal of the forum is to create a prosperous region predominantly through trade. Working groups strategize throughout the year with a culmination of an annual summit where APEC Leaders and Ministers meet.

The 2010 APEC Summit was the twenty-fourth annual gathering of the leaders of member economies with the event held in Lima, Peru, on November 19 and November 20, 2016. Initiatives set during the summit were based on the theme of the year, "Quality Growth and Human Development."
Related Links
The text of the Leaders’ Declaration from the APEC Summit in Peru, Lima can be read on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation website: "2016 Leaders' Declaration"  
Photos from the 2016 APEC Summit in Lima, Peru were posted on The Obama White House archived Medium account: "In Photos: A Look Back at President Obama’s Last Overseas Trip"