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Gary Locke, Testimony before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

Ambassador-designate Gary Locke's testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is the nominee to become President Obama’s next U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.

Gary Locke, Remarks on Chinese Investment in the US and the Openness of the Chinese Economy, May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke offered his comments at the release of a report by Daniel Rosen and Thilo Hanemann for the Asia Society on Chinese investment in the United States. The official title of his remarks was “Remarks to Asia Society on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in America.”

Kurt Campbell, Protecting American Interests in China and Asia, March 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

Campbell, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, testified before the House.

Barack Obama and Hu Jintao, Press Conference, January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011

The American and Chinese leaders spoke at the conclusion of their formal talks.

Barack Obama and Hu Jintao, Remarks at the Start of State Visit, January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011

The American and Chinese leaders spoke at the ceremony welcoming Hu Jintao to the White House.

Michelle Obama, 100K Strong, January 19, 2011

January 19, 2011

The American first lady spoke on plans to increase the number of American students going to China.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, "Inaugural Richard C. Holbrooke Lecture on a Broad Vision of U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century," January 14, 2011

January 14, 2011

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke in Washington, D.C. shortly before Chinese President Hu Jintao was due to visit the U.S. Richard Holbrooke was a distinguished U.S. diplomat who passed away on Dec. 13, 2010. At the time he was serving as the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Gary Locke, "Remarks to US-China Business Council," January 13, 2011

January 13, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke spoke in Washington, D.C. a few days prior to the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Timothy Geithner, "The Path Ahead for the U.S.-China Relationship," January 12, 2011

January 12, 2011

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. His speech came a week before Chinese President Hu Jintao was due to visit the U.S.

The Week that Changed the World: The Inside Story of Richard Nixon’s 1972 Journey to China

November 10, 2010

Video of a symposium featuring top Nixon assistants discussing “the week that changed the world.”

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