June 12, 2003
President Bush will attend the APEC Leaders' Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on October 20-21. The President has also accepted an invitation from His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand for a State visit to Thailand as part of his travel to the APEC meeting. President Bush will also visit the Philippines as part of his trip to Southeast Asia to attend the Leaders' Meeting.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary on APEC Leaders' Meeting Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/280812