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China in Washington 2010

USCPF Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration

Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington, DC

November 15, 2010

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The US-China Policy Foundation held its 15th annual Gala Dinner, China in Washington 2010, on November 15th 2010. The gala was held at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Washington, DC from 7pm to 9pm, with a pre-dinner reception beginning at 6:30pm. The dinner recognized the ongoing efforts of USCPF and others to improve U.S-China relations.

We were pleased to include Ambassador Zhang Yesui and Deputy Chief of Mission Deng Hongbo as honored guests.

Each year, we are excited to honor individuals who have made a distinguished contribution to U.S.-China relations. This year, the USCPF honored FedEx, The Hershey Company, and China Telecom Americas, Corp, for achievement in their respective U.S-China business pursuits.

The foundation is also extremely grateful to all the donors and guests who are so crucial in supporting our ongoing efforts.

If you would like a to view a copy of the gala program, please click here.

Coverage of the gala can be seen in the links below:
- People's Daily
- Washington Chinese News

2010 Honorees

GLOBAL EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Mr. Michael L. Ducker
Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and President, International for FedEx Express

U.S-CHINA BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD
Mr. Thaddeus J. Jastrzebski
Senior Vice President and President, Hershey International, The Hershey Company

CHINA BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD
Mr. YiJun (Donald) Tan
President of China Telecom Americas

 

2010 Gala Sponors

Amgen Inc.
Bank of China, New York Branch
China Daily USA
China Construction America, Inc.
China Telecom Americas Corporation
The Coca-Cola Company
Dell
FedEx
The Hershey Company
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin
J. R. Simplot Company
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Sybase
W.I. Harper Group

 

USCPF President and Co-Chair, Dr. Chi Wang, greets the evening's honorary guest, Ambassador Zhang Yesui.

Drs. Chi and Ernestine Wang with Ambassadors Zhang Yesui and Chen Naiqing.

 

Ambassador Zhang and Ambassador Sasser converse during dinner.

Ambassdor Zhang is greeted by USCPF Board Member Major General John F. Phillips.

USCPF Co-Chair, Ambassador James Sasser, presides over the evening's events.

Ambassdor Zhang speaks to the guests about the importance of U.S.-China relations.

FedEx Express President, Michael Ducker, was awarded the Global Executive Leadership Award.

USCPF Board Member and former Ambassador, Stapleton Roy, presents the U.S.-China Business Leadership Award to Hershey International's president, Thaddeus Jastrzebski.

Dr. Chi Wang, thanks the generous sponsors of the U.S.-China Policy Foundation.

Dr. Chi Wang presents the China Business Leadership Award to China Telecom Americas president, Yijun Tan.

The USCPF honored FedEx, the Hershey Company, and China Telecom Americas for their contributions to U.S.-China relations.

The 2010 Gala Dinner also celebrated the USCPF's fifteenth anniversary.

 

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