...progress. have distributed the text of a speech I gave in December 2004 [see full text of December 2004 speech at: http://www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2004/39297.htm.] at the Asia Society that summarized what we accomplished last year. One thing that speech does not capture is the work we have done to strengthen APEC as an institution and encourage implementation of APEC commitments and initiatives. We will continue to work on that this year.

As we gear up for the first APEC meetings of the year, including the first Senior Officials Meeting, it is particularly important that we get your views and suggestions about how APEC and the business community and can work together to enhance the prosperity and security of the region. In 2005, the U.S. priority objectives for APEC are:

* To increase the prosperity of the region through strong support for trade liberalization and facilitation, especially through support to advance the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha Development Agenda;

* To strengthen the security of the region by continuing to implement the Bangkok Commitments on Security and improving the security of trade and travel in the APEC region;

* To deepen the work APEC has done to increase transparency and fight corruption in the region; and

* To enhance the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Complementing these priorities are, of course, other objectives, including digital, health and tsunami-related initiatives. Our U.S. goals for APEC mesh well with the goals Korea has articulated as APEC host. We are looking forward to working together very closely with our Korean hosts and with the U.S. business community to advance these goals and make APEC an even more effective institution. As always, a key element of our work in each of these areas will be cooperation...

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