"The United States is proud to serve as host of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Leaders Meeting," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said recently at the APEC Ministerial Kickoff in Honolulu, Hawaii. "Global trends and world events have given us a full and formidable agenda. We are each trying to generate balanced, inclusive, sustainable growth that delivers good jobs for our citizens; economic, social, and environmental progress for our nations; and shared prosperity for this region." "To accomplish these goals, we have to create a rules-based system that is open, free, transparent, and fair," Secretary Clinton said, "Working to make that system a reality has been the focus of all of our meetings this year, in Washington; in Big Sky, Montana; in San Francisco; and now here in Hawaii." The countries in the Asia-Pacific region have made tangible progress in three areas. First is on integrating markets and expanding trade. "We have focused on what we call next-generation issues – for example, by working to help owners of small and medium-sized businesses reach new customers beyond their borders." 



美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿在此前于夏威夷火奴鲁鲁举行的APEC部长级会议开幕式中说：“美国很荣幸作为今年亚太经合组织及APEC领导人会议的东道主。全球化趋势和世界性事件留给了我们庞杂而富于挑战的议程。每个国家都在致力于平衡、包容和可持续的增长，促进国民就业，促进国内经济、社会和环境发展，以及促进区域共同繁荣。” 克林顿说，“为实现这些目标，我们需要创造一个开放、自由、透明和公平的规则机制。努力让这种机制成为现实，也就成了今年我们所有会议上的焦点，包括在华盛顿、蒙大拿、旧金山，也包括现在，在夏威夷。” 亚太国家已在三个领域取得了实质性进展。首先，在整合市场和扩大贸易方面。“我们关注了所谓下一代话题。例如，致力于帮助中小企业主联系到跨国用户。”