San Francisco is hosting the biggest forum of international governments the city has seen in nearly 80 years. APEC is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to promote economic policies in the Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off the events by meeting with international counterparts. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will also attend. The San Francisco Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service provided updates on security measures.
San Francisco is hosting the biggest forum of international governments the city has seen in nearly 80 years. Here's a breakdown on what you need to know about APEC , on its site says it is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific . APEC is the premier platform for the U.S.
to advance economic policies in the Asia-Pacific region to promote free, fair, and open trade and investment and advance sustainable and inclusive economic growth. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off this week's APEC events by meeting with her international counterparts. Janelle Wang and Sergio Quintana report. And when it comes to town, so will President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the leaders of 20 other nations as well. The San Francisco Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service held a press conference Wednesday to give updates on security measures going into effect during APEC next week as well as what those would mean for resident
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