APEC 2016
![APEC 2016 Hero Image](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0009.jpg)
![The group went for a tour of Lima, Peru by bicycle (l-r) Jill Fuson, London Anderson, Carol Asalon, Crystal Brockington, Julia Reynolds and Jason Jones](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0009.jpg)
![Shopping Center Larcomar (Centro Comercial Larcomar), a cliff-top mall in Lima offers great views of the Pacific Ocean](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0035.jpg)
![Shopping Center Larcomar (Centro Comercial Larcomar), a cliff-top mall in Lima offers great views of the Pacific Ocean](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0035.jpg)
![We all stopped for lunch at the Piselli Bodega & Bar open since 1915. It is located in the Barranco district, Peru](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0067.jpg)
![We all stopped for lunch at the Piselli Bodega & Bar open since 1915. It is located in the Barranco district, Peru](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0067.jpg)
![This bright yellow church was originally a chapel used by fishermen and travelers. It was rebuilt in 1882 after it was burned down by the Chilean army during the war. The church is undergoing renovations.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0098.jpg)
![This bright yellow church was originally a chapel used by fishermen and travelers. It was rebuilt in 1882 after it was burned down by the Chilean army during the war. The church is undergoing renovations.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0098.jpg)
![The Puente de Los Suspiros (The Bridge of Sighs). The bridge was built in 1876, in order to join the ends of the gorge. Although currently there is no water under the bridge, it still remains a favorite place for for artists, composers and writers.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/10/DSC_0091new.jpg)
![The Puente de Los Suspiros (The Bridge of Sighs). The bridge was built in 1876, in order to join the ends of the gorge. Although currently there is no water under the bridge, it still remains a favorite place for for artists, composers and writers.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/10/DSC_0091new.jpg)
![Students from Furman and Hawaii with Noel Gould at the APEC Voices of the Future 2016 Opening Ceremony held at the Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola campus](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/APECPeru2016DSC_0164.jpg)
![Students from Furman and Hawaii with Noel Gould at the APEC Voices of the Future 2016 Opening Ceremony held at the Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola campus](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/APECPeru2016DSC_0164.jpg)
![(l-r) Emilee O'Brien and John Bleed. This year's topic for the Youth Forum is](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0119.jpg)
![(l-r) Emilee O'Brien and John Bleed. This year's topic for the Youth Forum is](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0119.jpg)
![H.E. Mercedes Araoz Fernandez, Second Vice-President of the Republic of Peru, speaking to the students](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0131.jpg)
![H.E. Mercedes Araoz Fernandez, Second Vice-President of the Republic of Peru, speaking to the students](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0131.jpg)
![Noel Gould, founder of the Virtual Trade Mission (VTM) Foundation. Through VTM, The Voices of the Future for APEC program was implemented.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0185.jpg)
![Noel Gould, founder of the Virtual Trade Mission (VTM) Foundation. Through VTM, The Voices of the Future for APEC program was implemented.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0185.jpg)
![(l-r) Malcolm Turnbull, Tang Ning, Founder and CEO of CreditEase, and Karl Lagnemma, President and CEO of Nutonomy](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0171.jpg)
![(l-r) Malcolm Turnbull, Tang Ning, Founder and CEO of CreditEase, and Karl Lagnemma, President and CEO of Nutonomy](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0171.jpg)
![(l-r) Tien Thuy Hoang, London Anderson, Crystal Brockington, Julia Reynolds, Emilee O'Brien and John Bleed](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/APEC2016.jpg)
![(l-r) Tien Thuy Hoang, London Anderson, Crystal Brockington, Julia Reynolds, Emilee O'Brien and John Bleed](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/APEC2016.jpg)
![(l-r) Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, President International for UL Gitte Schjøtz, and Chairman Latin America, Coca-Cola Alfredo Rivera](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0186.jpg)
![(l-r) Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, President International for UL Gitte Schjøtz, and Chairman Latin America, Coca-Cola Alfredo Rivera](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0186.jpg)
![(l-r) Moderator Gonzalo Carranza, Chairman, China Construction Bank Wang Hongzhang, Peter O'Neill, Gitte Schjøtz and Alfredo Rivera](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0188-1.jpg)
![(l-r) Moderator Gonzalo Carranza, Chairman, China Construction Bank Wang Hongzhang, Peter O'Neill, Gitte Schjøtz and Alfredo Rivera](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0188-1.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0296.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0296.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0319.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0319.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0327.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0327.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0339.jpg)
![Students from the Escuela de Talentos performing the Peruvian traditional dance to welcome the APEC Voices delegates during their visit to the school in Callao, Peru.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0339.jpg)
![The Justice Palace is a building characteristic for Lima’s modernization and remodeling process at the beginning of the 20th century. Strategically located at the](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0482.jpg)
![The Justice Palace is a building characteristic for Lima’s modernization and remodeling process at the beginning of the 20th century. Strategically located at the](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0482.jpg)
![Saint Francis Monastery: The church and convent are part of the Historic Centre of Lima. The church is noted for its architecture, Spanish Baroque.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0514.jpg)
![Saint Francis Monastery: The church and convent are part of the Historic Centre of Lima. The church is noted for its architecture, Spanish Baroque.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0514.jpg)
![Discovered in 1943, the catacombs contain thousands of skulls and bones, having served as a burial-place until 1808, when the city cemetery was opened outside Lima. It is estimated that 25,000 bodies were laid to rest there; the crypts, built of bricks and mortar, are very solid and have stood up well to earthquakes. It is also believed that secret passageways existed and connected to the Cathedral and the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0516.jpg)
![Discovered in 1943, the catacombs contain thousands of skulls and bones, having served as a burial-place until 1808, when the city cemetery was opened outside Lima. It is estimated that 25,000 bodies were laid to rest there; the crypts, built of bricks and mortar, are very solid and have stood up well to earthquakes. It is also believed that secret passageways existed and connected to the Cathedral and the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0516.jpg)
![The Furman contingent with one of the Government Palace guards (l-r) John Bleed, Tien Thuy Hoang, Julia Reynolds, guard, Emilee O'Brien, London Anderson and Crystal Brockington](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0550.jpg)
![The Furman contingent with one of the Government Palace guards (l-r) John Bleed, Tien Thuy Hoang, Julia Reynolds, guard, Emilee O'Brien, London Anderson and Crystal Brockington](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0550.jpg)
![President of Vietnam TranDai Quang speaking about hosting the 2017 APEC conference being held in DaNang, Vietnam](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0225-1.jpg)
![President of Vietnam TranDai Quang speaking about hosting the 2017 APEC conference being held in DaNang, Vietnam](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0225-1.jpg)
![Decorating the Furman table at the APEC Voices of the Future 2016 closing ceremony and Cultural Night at Restaurant Mandarin](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0249.jpg)
![Decorating the Furman table at the APEC Voices of the Future 2016 closing ceremony and Cultural Night at Restaurant Mandarin](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0249.jpg)
![Students will present skits and presentations reflecting traditions unique to their economy. Students also bring gifts to exchange among the member economies.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0256.jpg)
![Students will present skits and presentations reflecting traditions unique to their economy. Students also bring gifts to exchange among the member economies.](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0256.jpg)
![A symbolic handover from Jorge Antonio Chavez Mazuelos, Representative of the APEC Voices of Peru to Tien Thuy Hoang, Representative of the APEC Voices of Vietnam, host of the APEC Voices 2017](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0285.jpg)
![A symbolic handover from Jorge Antonio Chavez Mazuelos, Representative of the APEC Voices of Peru to Tien Thuy Hoang, Representative of the APEC Voices of Vietnam, host of the APEC Voices 2017](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0285.jpg)
![A symbolic handover from Jorge Antonio Chavez Mazuelos, Representative of the APEC Voices of Peru to Tien Thuy Hoang, Representative of the APEC Voices of Vietnam, host of the APEC Voices 2017](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0283-1.jpg)
![A symbolic handover from Jorge Antonio Chavez Mazuelos, Representative of the APEC Voices of Peru to Tien Thuy Hoang, Representative of the APEC Voices of Vietnam, host of the APEC Voices 2017](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0283-1.jpg)
![Each country represented at Voices 2016 performed a skit or presentation reflecting traditions unique to their economy](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0314.jpg)
![Each country represented at Voices 2016 performed a skit or presentation reflecting traditions unique to their economy](https://www.furman.edu/riley/students/wp-content/uploads/sites/201/2017/08/DSC_0314.jpg)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2016
Lima, Peru
November 13 – 19, 2016
On November 13, 2016, six students — London Anderson (’17) from Heiskell, TN (Political Science); John Bleed (’17) from Wheaton, IL (Political Science, History); Crystal Brockington (’18) from Conyers, GA (Political Science, Communication Studies); Tien Thuy Hoang (’17) from Hue, Vietnam (Economics, Math-Economics); Emilee O’Brien (’17) from Wilbraham, MA (Political Science, Poverty Studies) and Julia Reynolds (’17) from Concord, MA (Political Science, Philosophy) along with Dr. Jason Jones, Department of Economics, Carol Asalon, Riley Institute, and Jill Fuson, Riley Institute, attended the 2016 APEC conference in Lima, Peru where they served as citizen diplomats.
To view the agenda, click here. To follow the students throughout the week in Lima, click here for their blog. To veiw “A Special Report on the APEC Voices of the Future 2016,” click here.
Tien Thuy Hoang was bestowed the honor of representing Vietnam at the APEC Voices 2016. Vietnam will be the host country for APEC 2017 and Tien will hand over the baton to the Vietnamese APEC Voices representative.
Students were also involved with the Youth Forum. This year’s topic for the Youth Forum is “How can youths play a role as community leaders to promote quality growth and human development in the Asia Pacific Region?”. John Bleed presented the United States’ position on this topic and Emilee O’Brien represented the United States in drafting the youth declaration. Tien represented Vietnam in drafting their youth declaration.
John Bleed presenting the U.S. position
Tien Hoang presenting the Vietnamese position
It was an experience of a lifetime for these students. Gray Johnson and Mallary Taylor, who attended APEC 2015 in Manila, summed up their experience in an Op-Ed article: “APEC, diversity in all its forms — heritage, nationality, experience, job sector — proved to be the element that truly allowed us to learn, engage and connect with each other, resulting in meaningful solutions to the world’s challenges. During that week, the Paris attacks highlighted the destruction and violence that can arise from intolerance. Meeting with the other delegates from around the world gave us hope that there is still plenty of room for respect, discussion, and collaboration as we progress toward a shared vision for our global future.”
Tien was chosen as one of only two of the over 100 APEC students who were part of APEC Voices in Lima to attend the G-20 Summit in Berlin. Among other things, Tein and other students will meet with German Chancellor, Angela Merkl. What an honor for Tien!