APEC Leaders’ Week

APEC 2012’s Leaders’ Week took place September 2 – 9 in Vladivostok. The week was made up of a series of high-level official meetings, namely:

• September 2 – 3, Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting
• September 3 – 6, APEC Business Advisory Council Meeting
• September 5 – 6, APEC Ministerial Meeting
• September 7 – 8, APEC CEO Summit
• September 8 – 9, APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

The week was held on Russky Island, which is located in the Peter the Great Gulf, the Sea of Japan, and is part of Vladivostok's Frunzensky district. The island, largely undeveloped before its selection as the site of APEC 2012’s Leaders’ Week, has undergone numerous infrastructure projects, including the construction of the Far Eastern Federal University, bridges across the Bosphorus Strait, its own helipad, and improvement of other various utility and transportation infrastructures.

U.S. Delegation at APEC 2012 Leader's Week:

• 09/09/12 Secretary Clinton’s Interview with CBS News in Russia
• 09/09/12  APEC: 20th Annual Leaders' Meeting; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
• 09/09/12  Meeting With Consulate Staff and Families;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; U.S. Consulate; Vladivostok, Russia
• 09/09/12  Press Availability in Vladivostok, Russia;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Consulate General Vladivostok Vladivostok, Russia
• 09/08/12  Background Briefing on APEC Summit Meeting; Far Eastern Federal University; Vladivostok, Russia
• 09/08/12  On Cooperation in the Bering Strait Region; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
• 09/08/12  Remarks at APEC CEO Summit;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok, Russia
• 09/08/12  Signing Ceremony With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Far Eastern Federal University; Vladivostok, Russia
• 09/08/12  U.S.-Russia Cooperation on Antarctica, Interregional Areas, and Beringia; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
• 09/07/12  Background Briefing: Senior State Department Officials En Route To Vladivostok, Russia; En route to Vladivostok, Russia