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==Economic Leaders Meeting==
==Economic Leaders Meeting==
Originally in 1989, APEC conducts its meetings in an informal senior official and ministerial dialogue until 1992. By 1993, former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] initiated the establishment of the yearly APEC Economic Leader Meeting (ELM).<ref>[http://www.apec.org/About-Us/About-APEC/History.aspx History]</ref> The first ELM was held in Blake Island, in Seattle, Washington and it was attended by heads of states in the region including:<ref>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5333 President Clinton convenes APEC summit on Blake Island on November 20, 1993]</ref>
Originally in 1989, APEC conducts its meetings in an informal senior official and ministerial dialogue until 1992. By 1993, former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] initiated the establishment of the yearly APEC Economic Leader Meeting (ELM).<ref>[http://www.apec.org/About-Us/About-APEC/History.aspx History]</ref> The first ELM was held in Blake Island, in Seattle, Washington and it was attended by heads of states in the region including:<ref>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5333 President Clinton convenes APEC summit on Blake Island on November 20, 1993]</ref>
* '''Bill Clinton'''-President U.S.A.
* '''[[Bill Clinton]]'''-President U.S.A.
* '''Jiang Zemin''', President People's Republic of China
* '''Jiang Zemin''', President People's Republic of China
* '''Paul Keating''', Prime Minister Australia
* '''Paul Keating''', Prime Minister Australia