As Vietnam is the host of APEC Year 2017, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh thanked the US Congress and the National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) for the idea, which he said affirms the US Congress’s support for APEC and US-Asia relations. The Ambassador said Vietnam has been working with other members to boost APEC’s development and to ensure the success of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week to be held next month. Representatives Rick Larsen, Dave Reichert, and Madeleine Bordallo agreed that the establishment of the pro-APEC parliamentary group is an important endeavor of the US Congress to promote economic-trade cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.