Results for Jan Carol Berris
Start new search >>

Congressional Staff Delegation to China

Committee takes 10 staff members from the House and Senate to Beijing, Yunnan, and Shanghai for discussions on energy security and efforts to combat terrorism and narcotics trafficking.

Program Dates: March 21-30, 2008

Robert Zoellick

Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations

Held in memory of two giants in the China field, the annual Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture provides a forum in Shanghai to discuss Sino-American relations, arguably the most important bilateral relationship of this century.

Established 2005; last held February 21, 2008. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

Participants in December 2007 trip to China

Public Intellectuals Program

Comprised of 20 young American China scholars, the Public Intellectuals Program expands and deepens the scholars' knowledge of aspects of China beyond their own specialties and encourages their active engagement as public intellectuals both within and beyond their professional and geographic communities.

Established 2005; last held December 2-12, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

China Briefings for Mid-Career Military Officers

Program focuses on security topics not conventionally discussed in military training: climate change, economic development, China’s use of soft power, scientific and technological development, and more.

Established 2007; last held September 25-28, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

Municipal Leaders Delegation

A delegation of American mayors and other municipal leaders meet with Chinese government, business, and NGO leaders to discuss the delicate balance between economic expansion and sustainable development.

Program Dates: June 15-25, 2007

A. Doak Barnett Memorial Essay Contest

Committee's A. Doak Barnett Memorial Essay Contest challenges Chinese and American graduate students to reflect on essential aspects of the United States-China relationship.

Established 2000; last held 2005

Rockefeller Foundation Project

Committee helps the Rockefeller Foundation look at how China’s emergence affects the foundation’s strategies and goals.

Established in 2005; last held March 2008. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD

Kirk and Larsen with Wu Bangguo

Congressional Members Delegation

Twelve months before the Beijing Olympics, U.S.-China Working Group co-chairs Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) meet with high-level officials in Beijing, Xinjiang province, and Shanghai to discuss trade, product safety, border safety, counter-terrorism, and the Olympics themselves.

Established 1996; last held: August 25-September 1, 2007. Upcoming Program Dates: TBD