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> |