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April 5, 2022
Mr. Matt Murray
U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Matt Murray was appointed as the U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in February 2022. In this role, he coordinates U.S. participation in APEC and also oversees the Office of Economic Policy in the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Murray led the State Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) as Senior Bureau Official, and he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Mr. Murray has focused on U.S. economic engagement with the Asia Pacific region throughout his State Department career, including as Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, and Special Assistant for East Asian and Pacific issues in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment. He has also served overseas in Beijing, Shanghai, Dar es Salaam and New Delhi. Mr. Murray has Master’s degrees from the U.S. Army War College and the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor’s degree from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.