Congress

Congressional Staff Delegation to China

Katherine Forshay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:11:31 -0400

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Program Dates: March 21-30, 2008

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U.S. Congressional staffers meet counterparts in China

Date Inaugurated

March 20, 2008 - March 29, 2008

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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.

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Briefing for Members of Congress with Albright and Kissinger

rayadmin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:57:27 -0400

Date

Program date: February 28, 2007

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Members of Congress meet with Albright and Kissinger to discuss U.S.-China relations

Date Inaugurated

January 31, 2007

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Program held in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

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Freshmen members of Congress and members of the bi-partisan U.S.-China Working Group sit down with two former Secretaries of State to discuss the history of Sino-American relations and current issues affecting the relationship.

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Congressional Staff Delegation to China (1976)

rayadmin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:12:48 -0400

Date

Program Dates: July 26-August 9, 1976

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Committee sends first group of Congressional staffers to China

Date Inaugurated

July 25, 1976

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While a few staff members accompanied their Senators and Congressmen on Congressional trips to China in the early 70s, it was not until 1976 that the first group made up entirely of Senate and House committee staff members visited China.

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Congressional Members Delegation

Katherine Forshay — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:12:02 -0400

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

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National Committee escorts Congressmen Larsen and Kirk to Western China

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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.