The APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)

The SOM is held four to five times annually, bringing together senior officials — typically at the director-general level or equivalent — from each member economy. Its core responsibilities include translating directives of the Leaders’ Meeting and Ministerial Meetings into actionable work programs, overseeing the activities of APEC committees, working groups, and the Secretariat, preparing for Ministerial Meetings and the Leaders’ Meeting, and coordinating the follow-up and implementation of meeting outcomes.