Ambassador Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), will travel to Arequipa, Peru, from May 13 to 18 for the second Senior Officials Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM2) of the APEC Peru 2024 host year.
While in Arequipa, Ambassador Murray will engage in a series of working group meetings, workshops and stakeholder engagements. He will collaborate with senior government officials, business leaders, and other stakeholders from the Asia-Pacific region to discuss U.S. priorities for APEC and explore alignment with Peru’s objectives as host of APEC 2024.
The meetings will include two APEC ministerial meetings and a joint meeting between them: Acting Division Head for Women’s Economic Security Sandrine Rukundo will serve as head of the US delegation to the high-level policy dialogue on women and the economy on 16 May and the United States US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai will serve as the US head of the ministerial delegation responsible for the trade meeting from May 17 to 18. On May 16, Ambassador Tai Julia Torreblanca will also participate in a “Women in Leadership” fireside chat with APEC Business. Advisory Council (ABAC) 2024 President at the University of Santa Maria.
A joint meeting of ministers responsible for the high-level policy dialogue and trade meeting on women and the economy – chaired by Ambassador Tai and Ambassador Murray – will convene on 17 May, as a means to make the intersection of women and business more sustainable Will be exposed. and inclusive economic growth. Ambassadors Tai and Murray will also visit the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Fair held at the Bi-National Cultural Center from 16 to 18 May.
The meetings in Arequipa will also include a public-private dialogue on Women and the Economy – Driving Change: Women’s Economic Empowerment on 15 May, with Sara Minkara, Special Adviser on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) on promoting women’s economic empowerment Will discuss financial inclusion. ,
For more information, please contact the US APEC team at [email protected].
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