The Honorable Henry A.
Kissinger, Former U.S.
Secretary of State
As the main architect of the historic opening of China in 1972, Dr.
Kissinger’s efforts have been instrumental in shaping the current
U.S.-China relationship. By advocating a policy of constructive engagement
toward China and seeking to integrate Beijing into the international
system, Dr. Kissinger's efforts were instrumental in creating an economic,
diplomatic, and political environment in which China's economic transformation
could take place.
Dr. Kissinger's long and distinguished governmental
career includes serving as served as the 56th Secretary of State from
1973-1977; Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
from 1969 to 1975; Chairman of the National Bipartisan Commission on
Central America from 1983 to 1985; a member of the President’s
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 1984-1990; and a member of
the Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy of the National Security
Council and Defense Department from 1986-1988.
At present, Dr. Kissinger is Chairman of Kissinger
Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. Dr. Kissinger
is also currently a member of the Defense Policy Board and serves as
advisor to a number of major corporations. (Click
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The
Honorable Max Baucus
(D-Montana)
Senator Baucus has been a strong supporter of relations between the
United States and China. The senator has demonstrated his commitment
to the bilateral relationship by delivering a statement supporting the
president’s recent trip to China and by traveling with the president
for that summit. In remarks delivered on June 11, 1998 on the Senate
floor, Senator Baucus advocated engagement with China in order to achieve
"peace, prosperity and fair trade, and a decent world to live in"
for Americans and Chinese. Quoting Henry Ford, he said"Coming together
is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is
success."
As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator
Baucus has also been a leading advocate of preserving China’s
Normal Trade Relations (formerly known as MFN) tariff status while pursuing
a results-oriented policy on trade, human rights, and other concerns
in Sino-American relations.
The Senator has had a distinguished career in Congress,
serving as a representative of Montana from 1974-1978. He was elected
to the Senate in 1978 and has been reelected in 1984, 1990 and 1996.
The senator holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree from Stanford
University.
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
(D-California)
Senator Feinstein joined the Senate in 1992, when she was elected to
fill the remaining two years of then-Senator Pete Wilson’s term.
She was elected to her first six-year term in 1994 and serves on the
judiciary, foreign relations, and rules administration committees in
the Senate. She pioneered the establishment of "sister cities"
with major trading cities in Asia while mayor of San Francisco.
Feinstein joined the board in order to "develop
a focus on the key issues in the U.S.-China relationship." She
further remarked, "The foundation can play a key role in exposing
U.S. policymakers to the people, perspectives and information necessary
to make informed choices on important issues in U.S.-China relations,
such as Taiwan, human rights, nuclear proliferation, intellectual property
rights and trade. By facilitating exchanges and discussions between
and among American and Chinese policy makers, academics and other specialists,
the foundation can contribute to increased understanding between the
two countries and a consensus-building dialogue on how best to approach
this most important of relationships."
The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin
Secretary Franklin served as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and
was the highest ranking woman in the administration of President George
H.W. Bush. As Secretary of Commerce, she played a pivotal role
in U.S.-China relations through her focus on market-opening initiatives
in China and other countries that led to a substantial increase in American
exports. Her historic mission to China in 1992, at the request of President
Bush, normalized commercial relations between the two countries and
removed one of the sanctions – the ban on ministerial contact
– that the U.S. had imposed on China following the events at Tiananmen
Square in 1989.
In her service to five U.S. presidents, Ms. Franklin
has held numerous positions in the area of economic and trade policy,
including four terms on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and
Negotiations and as an Alternate Representative and Public Delegate
to the United Nations General Assembly.
Currently, Secretary Franklin is President and Chief
Executive Officer of Barbara Franklin Enterprises, a private investment
and consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. She provides
counsel to American companies operating in foreign markets, notably
China. She has served on the boards of fourteen public companies
and is currently on the board of Aetna, Inc. and The Dow Chemical Company,
as well as the Washington Mutual Investors Fund.
Senator Chuck Hagel
(R- Nebraska)
Elected to the Senate in 1996, Senator Hagel served on five committees,
including the Foreign Relations committee in which he was a Ranking
Member of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and on
the Banking Committee where he serves as a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee
on International Trade and Finance.
Sen. Hagel has served as the Deputy Whip and is the
recipient of many awards, including the 2001 Horatio Alger Award, and
was named one of the "Congressional Power Players" by Congressional
Quarterly.
Prior to his election to the U.S Senate, he served as president and
CEO of a number of different companies and organizations. He is a Vietnam
War veteran and was appointed Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration
by Ronald Reagan in 1981.
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