The United States congratulates Thailand on hosting a successful APEC year in spite of ongoing economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine. Throughout 2022, the United States worked with APEC economies to strengthen supply chain resilience and trade facilitation, build a more open digital economy, level the playing field and open markets in the region, advance women’s economic empowerment, and promote sustainable economic growth. Vice President Harris’s participation at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting underscored the U.S. commitment to economic cooperation in the region. She previewed U.S. goals for our APEC host year in 2023 and announced San Francisco as the site of the 2023 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week . Leaders endorsed a consensus declaration as well as the Bangkok Goals on Bio-Circular-Green Economy and committed to achieving APEC…
