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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Founded 1989
Place ActiveSingapore
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, is a cooperative, multilateral economic and trade forum headquartered in Singapore. Every year, one of the 21 member economies hosts APEC meetings and serves as the APEC chair. The United States has been a member since APEC's founding in November 1989.
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Additional information about this constituent can be found on the official website of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.apec.org/about-us/about-apec">"About APEC"</a>