U.S. senior APEC envoy visits S. Korea ahead of APEC summit

A senior U.S. official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is scheduled to arrive here in South Korea tomorrow that is Wednesday.

According to the U.S. State Department APEC Ambassador Matt Murray's week-long visit to Korea will include agendas in Seoul and the host city of this year's APEC Gyeongju .

Murray is expected to engage with government officials and business leaders here to better align American and South Korean interests ahead of the annual gathering slated for this November under the theme of "Building a Sustainable Tomorrow".

South Korea's southern port city of Busan hosted the APEC summit back in 2005.