In 1993, when the first APEC leaders 'summit was held, by the good offices of the US the spirit of the memorandum was extended to the leaders' meeting, and that year Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) chairman Vincent Siew attended on behalf of the ROC president.
一九九三年 APEC 首度召開領袖高峰會，在美方斡旋下，九一年備忘錄精神延伸至高峰會人選上，是年我國就由經建會主委蕭萬長代表總統與會。