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JANUARY Washington: First Tuesday Forum Kurt M. Campbell, Senior Vice President and Director of International Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). (Jan. 7) Beijing: Briefing Briefing with students from Gizueta Business School of Economy University. Patrick Powers, Director of China Operations, USCBC. (Jan. 13) Beijing: Briefing Briefing with US Congressional delegation led by Representative Donald Manzullo. (Jan. 15) Washington: Issues Luncheon Business Guidance to the US Government on Integrated Federal Support Services in the China Market Jeff Miller, Senior Vice President for Export Finance, Export-Import Bank; Geoff Jackson, Regional Director for Asia and Assistant to the Director, US Trade and Development Agency; Karen Zens, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Operations, US and Foreign Commercial Service; Jeri Jensen-Moran, Director, Trade Promotion and Policy Coordination for the Undersecretary of the International Trade Administration (ITA). (Jan. 16) Beijing: Briefing Briefing with students from Syracuse University. Patrick Powers, Director of China Operations, USCBC. (Jan. 17) Washington: Meeting Orientation for visiting team from the Shanghai World Trade Organization (WTO) Affairs Consultation Center. (Jan. 21) FEBRUARY Washington: First Tuesday Forum Bonnie S. Glaser, Senior Associate, International Security Program and Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). (Feb. 4) Washington: Washington Reception Reception for FORECAST 2003 guests, speakers, members of Congress, Congressional staffers, and members of the administration. (Feb. 12) Washington: FORECAST 2003 Conference & Luncheon Program Annual winter meeting with panel discussions on China's political and economic macro-trends. Ambassador of the Peoplešs Republic of China to the United States, H.E. Yang Jiechi, delivered the keynote address, US-China Relations: Prospects for Progress in 2003. (Feb. 13) Houston: China Business 2003 Navigating Changes in Chinašs Energy and Power Sectors Workshop for current and prospective Council members covering the 2003 business climate, risk allocation in energy projects, and power sector reform. (Feb. 19) San Francisco: China Business 2003 China Market Trends & Opportunities in Financial Services and IT Workshop for current and prospective Council members covering the 2003 business climate, new openings in financial services, and Chinašs current IT landscape. (Feb. 20) Washington: Issues Luncheon Clifford A. Hart, Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council. (Feb. 20) MARCH Washington: First Tuesday Forum David M. Finkelstein, Director, Project Asia, The CNA Corporation. (Mar. 4) Shanghai: Meeting Chinašs Development in a Global Context Francis Fukuyama, Dean of Faculty and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. (Mar. 8) Washington: Quarterly WTO Working Group Briefing Wendy Cutler, Assistant USTR, North Asia and Charles Freeman, Deputy Assistant USTR for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, and Mongolia. (Mar. 10) Beijing: Breakfast Meeting Natural Gas Education and Institutional Development, US Gas Technology Institute Meeting was held at the US Foreign Commercial Service. (Mar. 14) Washington: Issues Luncheon Panel on Congressional China Issues in 2003 Meredith Broadbent, Majority Staff, House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee; Kerry Dumbaugh, Congressional Research Service; Frank Jannuzi, Democratic Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Peter Yeo, Democratic Staff, House International Relations Committee. (Mar. 20) APRIL Washington: First Tuesday Forum Cynthia Watson, Professor of Strategy, National War College. (Apr. 1) Washington: Meeting Debriefing for visiting team from the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center. (Apr. 3) Washington: Issues Luncheon Reflections on the Export Control/Technology Licensing Problem and Rule of Law Development in China Carol A. Kalinoski, Operating Committee on Export Policy, Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Commerce. (Apr. 24) MAY Washington: Issues Luncheon Craig Allen, Incoming Senior Commercial Officer, US Embassy in Beijing. (May 15) Washington: China on the Hill Briefing Discussion on the Economic, Political, and Business Impacts of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on China and Beyond. Erika Elvander, Program Officer, Office of Global Health Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services; Robert Kapp, President, USCBC; Homi Kharas, Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific, World Bank; David M. Lampton, Professor and Director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins Universityšs School of Advanced International Studies; David Zweig, Professor, Division of Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Supported by Senator Joseph Biden, Representative Phil Crane, Representative Jim Leach, and Representative Donald Manzullo. (May 22) JUNE Washington: Breakfast Meeting Martin Lee, Legislator and Founding Chairman, Democratic Party of Hong Kong, and a delegation of leaders from Hong Kong. (June 2) Washington: First Tuesday Forum Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow in China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. (June 3) Washington: 30th Annual Membership Meeting Morning panel discussions focused on the impact of SARS, consumer market trends, and decision-making in China. Concurrent afternoon sessions discussed corporate best practices and taking control of intellectual property. The keynote address, A Dialogue with Key Government Figures on US-China Business, featured US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Grant Aldonas, and US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Lorne Craner. (June 5) Washington: Briefing Prospects for Economic Development and Cooperation in Asia Long Yongtu, Secretary General, Boao Forum for Asia. Hosted in cooperation with the CSIS and the National Committee on US-China Relations. (June 12) Washington: Briefing Current Standards Issues in China Angela Davis, Trade Facilitation Officer, US Embassy in Beijing; Christine DeVaux, Asia Pacific Standards Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Matthew Gettman, Foreign Commercial Representative, US Embassy in Beijing; Timothy Wineland, International Trade Specialist, ITA, US Department of Commerce. (June 16) Washington: Quarterly WTO Working Group Briefing Wendy Cutler, Assistant USTR, North Asia and Charles Freeman, Deputy Assistant USTR for China, Taiwan, , Hong Kong, Macao, and Mongolia. (June 17) JULY Washington: Briefing China and SARS: The crisis and its effects on politics and the economy Hosted by the CEIP, USCBC, The Brookings Institution, and Atlantic Council of the United States. Panel: Richard Bush, Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution; Laurie Garrett, Medical and Science Writer, Newsday; Robert Kapp, President, USCBC; Minxin Pei, co-director of the China Program, CEIP, Michael Swaine, co-director of the China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. (July 2) Beijing: Luncheon Meeting US Companiesš Assessments of Chinašs World Trade Organization (WTO) Progress Robert Kapp, President, USCBC. (July 7) Shanghai: Luncheon Meeting US Companiesš Assessments of Chinašs WTO Progress. Hosted in cooperation with the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Robert Kapp, President, USCBC. (July 10) Hong Kong: Luncheon Meeting CEPA and its Implications Robert Kapp, President, USCBC (July 11) Washington: Issues Luncheon Matthew Goodman, Director for Asian Economic Affairs, National Security Council. (July 17) Seattle: Luncheon Protecting Your Intellectual Property in China: A Discussion of Best Practices and Effective Strategies Iain McDaniels, Deputy Director, China Operations, USCBC (July 17). AUGUST Shanghai: Issues Luncheon Chinese Renminbi Revaluation: Prospects and implications for Asia Hosted in cooperation with the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Cliff Tan, Asian Currency and Interest Rate Strategist, Citigroup Inc. (Aug. 27) SEPTEMBER Washington: Briefing Trade and Investment Climate in Sichuan and Chongqing. Jeffrey Moon, incoming Consul General, US Consulate General, Chengdu, Sichuan. (Sept. 2) Washington: Roundtable Financial Services Group Strategy Roundtable (Sept. 4) Washington: Meeting Meeting with All China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) Discussion on developments in China's private business sector and opportunities for enhanced cooperation between Chinese non-government business enterprises and US companies. Mr. Wang Yiming, Vice President, ACFIC. (Sept. 8) Washington: Meeting Meeting with Guizhou Delegation Discussion on trade and investment opportunities with a delegation of officials and business executives from Guizhou Province. Mr. Xiaodong Liu, Deputy Director-General, Trade Cooperation Department, Guizhou Province. (Sept. 9) Washington: Briefing and Reception Meeting with Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. (Sept. 16) Washington: Luncheon Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing Luncheon Luncheon and Q&A session Hon. Barbara Franklin, Vice Chairman, USCBC Robert Kapp, President, USCBC. (Sept. 23) New York: Meeting Meeting and Reception with Dai Xianglong, Mayor of Tianjin. (Sept. 24) Beijing: Luncheon Luncheon with Stephen Green, Head of the Asia Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. (Sept 26) Washington: Dinner National Peoplešs Congress Delegation to the U.S.-China Interparliamentary Exchange Jiang Enzhu, Chairman of NPC Foreign Affairs Committee and China-U.S. Interparliamentary Exchange, Robert Kapp, President, USCBC. (Sept. 29) OCTOBER Washington: Issues Luncheon Some Cool-Eyed Reflections on the US Economy, the Chinese Economy, Manufacturing, Currency Movements, and American Politics Edward Gresser, Director, Trade and Global Markets Project, Progressive Policy Institute. (Oct. 16) Shanghai: Issues Luncheon (Oct.16) Beijing: USCBC Board of Directorsš Delegation visit Meetings and seminars with Premier Wen Jiabao, Chairman Ma Kai of NDRC, and NPC Vice-Chairman Cheng Siwei. A Gala dinner celebrating the Council's 30th Anniversary, with Council Chairman Christopher Galvin and President Robert Kapp along with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Chair Wan Jifei hosting US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans and China Executive Vice-Minister of Commerce Yu Guangzhou presided over nearly 300 Council member company and Chinese official guests. (Oct. 27-29) Beijing: Council 30th Anniversary Dinner Christopher Galvin, USCBC Chairman, Chairman & CEO, Motorola. Robert Kapp, USCBC President. Wan Jifei, CCPIT Chairman. Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce, United States. Yu Guangzhou, Vice Minister of Commerce, PRC and over 300 Council member company and Chinese official guests. (Oct. 28) New York: Financial Services Meeting ŗOpening Chinašs Financial Services Sector˛ Charles Freeman, Deputy Assistant USTR for China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, and Mongolia. (Oct. 28) USCBC and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Press Conference. Christopher Galvin, USCBC Chairman, Chairman & CEO, Motorola. Robert Kapp, USCBC President. Wan Jifei, CCPIT Chairman. (Oct. 29) Shanghai: 30th Anniversary Board of Directors Reception invited by Christopher Galvin, Chairman, USCBC (USCBC), Wu Chenglin, Chairman, CCPIT, Robert Kapp, USCBC, and members of the visiting delegation of the Board of Directors of USCBC. (Oct. 30) Shanghai: China Operations 2003 Conference. An all-day conference included discussions and panels on Chinašs business climate, US-China relations, human resources, intellectual property rights, and Chinašs trade agreements. (Oct. 31) NOVEMBER Washington: Intellectual Property Rights Meeting (Nov. 7) Beijing: Forum and Exhibition Business and Civil Society Forum and Exhibition The Council is a supporter of the conference, which is principally organized by the China Association of Non-Government Organization Cooperation and the China Charity Federation. For more details see: http://www.cango.org/cnindex/tongzhi/busic5/english/general.htm. (Nov. 9-11) Washington: Issues Luncheon The US-China Trade Agenda Post-Cancun and Post-APEC: A Conversation with Ambassador Josette Shiner, Deputy USTR. (Nov. 20) Shanghai: Issues Luncheon (Nov. 20) DECEMBER Washington: Brown Bag Lunch with OECDšs Ken Davies (Dec. 2) Washington: Delegation from Fujian Department of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (Dec. 5) Washington: Dinner in Honor of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao hosted by the US-China Business Council and the National Committee on United States-China Relations in cooperation with America-China Forum, Asia Society, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Committee of 100, Council on Foreign Relations, United States Chamber of Commerce, and the United States-China Policy Foundation. The Premier was accompanied by a delegation and PRC embassy staff of about 50 and gave a speech following the dinner to approximately 600 guests. For PRC Premier Wen Jiabao's speech in English, see http://www.uschina.org/public/documents/2003/12/09-jiabao_ritz.html For the PRC Embassy's official translation of Wen Jiabao's speech in Chinese, see http://www.uschina.org/public/documents/2003/12/wenjiabaospeech.pdf For the full transcript of Wen Jiabao's speech in English, courtesy of the PRC Embassy, see http://www.uschina.org/public/documents/2003/12/09-jiabao_dc.html [pdf] (Dec. 9) Washington: Shandong Delegation Visit (Dec. 11) |
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