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2011 Honolulu, The United States
THE USA’S APEC
YEAR
In 2011, the APEC Leaders’ Week in Honolulu, Hawaii
reflected much of the Pacific region’s diversity of APEC Voices of the Future delegates
interests. With its central location in the Pacific and its at the APEC Leaders’ Week in
Honolulu, Hawaii.
role as a trading hub between the East and the West,
Hawaii was the perfect venue for the APEC Summit 2011.
The APEC Voices of the Future, which is considered a
platform for ‘Youth Voice’ at the annual APEC Summit,
was held in conjunction with the APEC Leaders’
H.E. Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of
Week 2011. State, addressing the APEC CEO Summit
Dancers backed by Kamehameha Schools’ choir welcoming the Hawaiian dance performance by students of Kamehameha Schools
APEC delegates. during the APEC Voices 2011 opening ceremony.
More than 100 APEC Voices delegates and educators from
17 APEC Member Economies attended the event and gained
an unforgettable experience.
The opening ceremony of the APEC Voices of the Future
was held at the Kamehameha Schools’ auditorium at the
beautiful hilltop campus.
Leaders from 21 APEC Economies gathered in Honolulu, Hawaii for the APEC Leaders’ Week
hosted by H.E. President Barack Obama.
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