Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra withdrew from the summit due to ongoing flood disaster in Bangkok . Shinawatra was instead represented by her Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong . Mexican President Felipe Calderón cancelled his trip to the APEC summit following the death of Mexican Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora , who killed in a helicopter crash . New Zealand Prime Minister John Key did not attends to the summit due to upcoming general election . Key was represented by his Deputy Prime Minister Bill English . Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attends to the summit , following the resignation of Naoto Kan in last August due to poor approval ratings and rebuilding efforts in Tokyo after the felted by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster
flood disaster
2011 Thailand floods
APEC United States 2011