MEDIA STATEMENT (with amendments)
Sunday 27 June, 1999
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Chair of the meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT), New Zealand Trade Minister Hon Lockwood Smith
PhD, today announced the delegations to attend the meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday:
Economy Delegation Head Delegates
Australia Hon Tim Fischer 22
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
for Trade
Brunei HE Pehin Deto Abdul Rahman Taib 11
Daruassalam Minister for Industry & Primary
Resourcess
Canada HE Mr Bob Speller 31
Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister for International Trade
Chile Hon Mr Jorge Levia Lavalle 10
Minister of the Economy
People's Republic HE Mr Long Yongu 13
of China Chief Trade Negotiator and Vice
Minister (MOFTEC)
Hong Kong, China Mr Chau Tak Hay 19
Secretary for Trade and Industry
Indonesia HE Mr Rahadi Ramelan 09
Minister for Industry and Trade
Japan Hon Mr Kaoru Yosano 88
Minister of International Trade
and Industry
HE Mr Koichi Haraguchi
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Korea HE Mr Han Duck-Soo 13
Minister for Trade
Malaysia HE Tan Sri Asmat Kamaluddin 09
Secretary General, Ministry of
International Trade and Industry
Mexico Dr Luis Fernando de la Calle Pardo 08
Undersecretary for International Trade
Negotiations
New Zealand Hon Lockwood Smith PhD 22
(Chair) Minister for International Trade
Papua New Guinea Hon Ian Ling-Stuckey 06
Minister for Commerce and Industry
Peru HE Mr Alfredo Ferrero 12
Vice Minister of Integration and
International Trade Negotiations
Philippines HE Mr Jose Pardo 07
Secretary of Trade and Industry
Russia HE Mr Vladimir Karastin 02
Deputy Trade Minister
Singapore Brigadier General George Yeo 14
Minister of Trade and Industry
Chinese Taipei Hon Dr Chih-Kang Wang 17
Minister for Economic Affairs
Thailand Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi 08
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Commerce
USA Amb Richard Fisher 23
Office of the US Trade Representative
Viet Nam HE Truong Dinh Tuyen 06
Minister of Trade
APEC Secretariat Amb Timothy Hannah 10
Executive Director
Amb Serbini Ali
Deputy Executive Director
ASEAN Dr Setboonsarng Suthad 03
Dep Secretary-General, ASEAN
PECC HE Mr Roberto R Romulo 03
Chair, PECC
SPF Hon Mr Willie Jimmy 02
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for
Trade and Business Development
(Vanuatu)
"The 368 delegate turnout, and the fact that every economy is represented at a very high level, demonstrates the
importance these economies give to the APEC process," Dr Smith said.
Dr Smith said that there had been personnel changes for four economies in the last few days. Malaysia, Peru, Russia and
the United States would now be represented by Deputy Trade Ministers or Permanent Heads of the Trade Ministries.
"We can be confident that the meeting will contribute very positively to APEC's important long term goals." For personal
reasons US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky will not now be attending, but the presence of her two Deputies,
Ambassadors Richard Fisher and Sue Esserman means that the US is still represented at the highest levels of Government.
ENDS