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 CIS NO: 96-H461-8
 TITLE: Future of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC).
 SOURCE: Committee on International Relations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+120 p.
 DATE: July 18, 1995
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 104-1             SUDOC: Y4.IN8/16:AS4/5
 ITEM NO: 1017-A-01; 1017-B-01
 MC ENTRY NO: 96-8497

 Hearing before the Subcom on International Economic Policy and Trade and
 the Subcom on Asia and the Pacific to review the status of and U.S. policy
 toward the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), a regional
 economic organization that promotes trade among its members.
   Supplementary material (p. 37-120) includes witnesses' written statements
 and:
 -- McMullan, Bob (Australia Ministry of Trade), "Australia's APEC
     Ambition" speech and background paper, June 27, 1995 (p. 96-120).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, status and US
     policy
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INTERNATIONAL
     ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
     HOUSE; ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (US policy toward Asia
     Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, status and issues);
     FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS; AUSTRALIA ("Australia's APEC Ambition" on
     Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum); ASIA; FOREIGN.RELATIONS

 96-H461-8 TESTIMONY NO: 1          July 18, 1995 p. 4-22, 39-54
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SPERO, JOAN E. (Under Secretary, Economic, Business, and Agricultural
        Affairs, Department of State)
     BARSHEFSKY, CHARLENE (Deputy U.S. Trade Representative)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of U.S. policy toward APEC; review of
     recent APEC efforts to liberalize trade and investment among member
     economies; issues involved in U.S. relations with Asia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, status and US
     policy
 DESCRIPTORS: OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE; FOREIGN.TRADE;
     FOREIGN.INVESTMENTS; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE

 96-H461-8 TESTIMONY NO: 2          July 18, 1995 p. 23-36, 55-93
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     STERN, PAULA (President, Stern Group)
     LEHMANN, RICHARD O. (Director, Public Affairs, IBM Corp.; representing
        National Association of Manufacturers)
     BORTHWICK, E. MARK (Chairman, International Coordinating Group,
        Pacific Economic Cooperation Council)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Role of APEC in U.S. relations with the
     Asia-Pacific region; strengths and weaknesses of APEC as an institution;
     perspectives on recent APEC initiatives and related issues.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, status and US
     policy
 DESCRIPTORS: PACIFIC OCEAN AREA; STERN GROUP; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
     MANUFACTURERS; PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION COUNCIL