As we mark the one-year anniversary of the historic APEC Summit in San Francisco, we are honored to welcome back Ambassador Matt Murray, U.S. Senior Official for APEC, following the recent APEC Summit in Peru. The 2023 San Francisco APEC Summit saw many historic moments, including a Biden-Xi Meeting, the issuance of the Golden Gate Declaration, and the CEO Summit, which brought together leading, international executives to enhance public-private partnerships.

Join us as we uncover key takeaways from the City of San Francisco and the State of California, while also exploring the global ripple effects of the summit. Ambassador Murray, having recently concluded the Peru Summit, will offer insights into APEC’s future priorities as the region prepares for the upcoming summits in Korea in 2025 and Vietnam in 2027.

AGENDA

• 5:00 p.m. In-Person Registration & Networking
• 5:30 p.m. Program Begins (looking at a moderated discussion)
• 6:30 p.m. Program Concludes

SPEAKER BIOS

Matt Murray was appointed as the U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in February 2022. In this role, he coordinates U.S. participation in APEC and also oversees the Office of Economic Policy in the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

Prior to his current assignment, Matt led the State Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) as Senior Bureau Official from August 2021 to January 2022, and he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Negotiations from September 2020 to August 2021.

Matt has focused on U.S. economic engagement with the Asia Pacific region throughout his State Department career, including as Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, and Special Assistant for East Asian and Pacific issues in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment.

Matt is a Senior Foreign Service Officer who also has served overseas in Beijing, Shanghai, Dar es Salaam and New Delhi and in Washington, D.C. as Director of the 24/7 Watch in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He has master’s degrees from the U.S. Army War College and the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.