The U.S. State Department said it will send a delegation to the third Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) senior officials' meeting being held in Dalian, China, through the 28th.
The State Department said on the 22nd (local time) that a delegation led by Casey Mace, the department's senior official for APEC, will attend the meeting. They plan to focus on expanding business opportunities for U.S. corporations within APEC in areas such as agriculture, energy, transportation, fisheries, health, and food security.
It will also pursue intergovernmental cooperation to ease barriers to services exports and to highlight supply chain innovation by U.S. private corporations. In addition, it plans to lead discussions in trade and labor.
Ruth Perry, acting deputy assistant secretary for oceans, waterways and the Arctic at the State Department, is expected to chair a marine technology solutions workshop held on the sidelines of the oceans and fisheries working-level meeting. The workshop is expected to discuss ways to use U.S. innovative technologies, such as satellite monitoring, to respond to illegal fishing and marine debris.
The State Department said U.S. leadership at APEC is a key pillar of the "America first" policy, which promotes growth in the United States and the region by lowering entry barriers for U.S. corporations, expanding fair and reciprocal trade, and creating jobs.