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Featured 2010 Events
USCBC 37th Annual Membership Meeting
USCBC members gathered in Washington, DC, on June 1 for the
organization's annual membership meeting, which featured presentations
from leading China political analyst Harry Harding; Johns Hopkins
University Professor and former World Bank in Beijing Director Pieter
Bottelier; Julie Walton, USCBC's chief representative in Shanghai; and
Monica Debiak, associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP,
followed by discussions with a panel of US government officials who
participated in the previous week's Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
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Speaker biographies
Forecast 2010
USCBC's Forecast 2010 reception and conference were held at
the Capital Hilton and were attended by leading US and PRC
government officials, USCBC member company executives, and
members of the think-tank and China-watching community. At the
evening reception, USCBC honored PRC Ambassador to the United
States Zhou Wenzhong and his wife Mme. Xie Shumin before their
February return to Beijing. The conference featured
presentations by Victor Shih, Northwestern University; Robert
Poole, USCBC; Kevin Neal, The Scowcroft Group; and Charles
Freeman, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke delivered the luncheon address.
(Washington, January 27-28)
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Featured 2009 Events
USCBC Gala 2009
USCBC honored PRC Ambassador to the United States Zhou
Wenzhong at its Gala 2009. Nearly 450 guests from the business,
government, diplomatic, and think-tank communities attended the
event. USCBC Chair and the Dow Chemical Co. Chairman and CEO
Andrew Liveris discussed USCBC's work over the last year and
reviewed Zhou's diplomatic career. Zhou's keynote address
praised improvements in US-China diplomatic and commercial
relations. (Washington, December 2)
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USCBC's 36th Annual Membership Meeting
USCBC members gathered for the organization's 36th Annual Membership
Meeting on June 2. USCBC President John Frisbie delivered opening
remarks and announced election results for the organization's board of
directors. US Trade Representative Ambassador Ronald Kirk delivered the
keynote speech, and companies listened to presentations on the latest
business trends and economic developments. (Washington, June 2)
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Breakfast with PRC Minister of Commerce Chen Deming
China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming in late April visited
Washington to meet his new counterparts, US Secretary of
Commerce Gary Locke and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk. USCBC
hosted a reception and breakfast for Minister Chen, MOFCOM Vice
Minister Ma Xiuhong, and a delegation of officials from the PRC
Ministry of Commerce and Embassy and selected Chinese business
investors at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC. Roughly
70 US-China Business Council member company executives attended
the reception and breakfast. Minister Chen made remarks in
English. (Washington, April 27)
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Luncheon Honoring PRC Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi
USCBC and the Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS) co-hosted a luncheon in honor of China's Foreign Affairs
Minister Yang Jiechi, who was in Washington for meetings with officials
from the State Department and White House, including President Barack
Obama. Over 100 guests attended the luncheon, including USCBC board
member companies; CSIS funders, trustees, and counselors; and officials
from the US State Department and Office of the US Trade Representative.
Yang was accompanied by PRC Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, a delegation of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, and embassy representatives.
(Washington, March 12)
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Forecast 2009
USCBC's Forecast 2009 reception and conference were held at the Capital
Hilton and were attended by leading US government officials, PRC
government officials, USCBC member company executives, and members of
the think-tank and China-watching community. The annual conference
featured presentations by Deepak Bhattasali, lead economist, East Asia &
the Pacific; Richard Sandor, founder, chair, and CEO, Chicago Climate
Exchange; Kenneth Lieberthal, visiting fellow in Foreign Policy Studies,
the Brookings Institution, and professor at the University of Michigan;
and others. (Washington, January 28-29)
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