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2017 Gala Dinner 2017 Gala Dinner The U.S.-China Policy Foundation Celebrating Our 22nd Anniversary A special thank you to our sponsors A better U.S.-China relationship depends on you China in Washington Program Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the U.S.-China Policy Foundation and ElcOME EMARKS recognizing honorees for excellence in public service and U.S.-China relations W R Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017 U.S. Ambassador to China (1991-1995) This evening has been made possible by the support of our sponsors Ms. Laura Stone Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for China and Mongolia HONORARY DINNER CHAIR The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Mr. Zhou Zhixing Chairman, U.S.-China New Perspectives Foundation DINNER SERVICE LEAD SPONSORS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARDS Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Mr. Hongyi (Charlie) Jiang The Starr Foundation Chairman and CEO of China-U.S. SkyClub SPONSORS Ms. Stella Li J.R. Simplot Micron China Telecom President, BYD Motors Inc. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SUPPORTERS Ambassador Max Sieben Baucus Wanxiang UPS China Daily U.S. Ambassador to China (2014-2017) U.S. Senator from Montana (1978-2014) Ambassador Cui Tiankai Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. (2013-Present) RECEPTION Chinese Room, 6:30-7:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS DINNER & PROGRAM Ambassador James Sasser Grand Ballroom, 7:00-9:30 PM U.S. Ambassador to China (1996-1999) U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1977-1995) THE MAYFLOWER HOTEL 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW Dr. Chi Wang Washington, DC 20036 President and Co-Chair, U.S.-China Policy Foundation 2017 Gala Honoree 2017 Gala Honoree OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS Ambassador Max Sieben Baucus Ambassador Cui Tiankai U.S. Ambassador to China (2014-2017) Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. (2013-Present) U.S. Senator from Montana (1978-2014) Mr. Cui Tiankai was born in October 1952. He has a Master’s Degree of Laws. 2013- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the U.S. On January 7, 2014 U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Max Sieben Baucus to be Ambassador 2009-2013 Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China. He served as Ambassador from 2007-2009 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Japan February 21, 2014 until January 19, 2017. Ambassador Baucus formerly served as the senior United States Senator from Montana. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1978 to 2014 and was Montana’s 2006-2007 Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs longest serving U.S. Senator as well as the third longest tenure among those serving in the U.S. Senate. 2003-2006 Director-General, Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs While in the Senate, Ambassador Baucus was Chairman and Ranking Member of the powerful Senate 2001-2003 Director-General, Policy Research Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Committee on Finance. While Chairman, he was the chief architect of the Affordable Health Care Act 1999-2001 Deputy Director-General, Policy Research Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ACA), which was signed by President Barack Obama into law March 23, 2009. 1997-1999 Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the UN Ambassador Baucus has extensive experience in international trade. As Chairman of the Senate 1996-1997 Deputy Director-General, Spokesperson, Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Committee on Finance, he led the passage and enactment of Free Trade Agreements with 11 countries: 1987-1996 Deputy Division Director, Director, then Counselor, Department of International Australia, Bahrain, Jordan, Chile, Colombia, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea. Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs He was deeply involved in orchestrating the congressional approval of permanent normal trade relations with China in 2000 and in facilitating China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization in 2001. 1986-1987 Postgraduate at Johns Hopkins University, USA 1984-1986 Attaché, then Third Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ambassador Baucus also served as Vice Chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Taxation and as a Ministry of Foreign Affairs member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry where he led in the reauthorization of numerous Farm Bills. He was selected as a member of the Senate Joint Select Committee on Deficit 1981-1984 Interpreter, Chinese Service, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, Reduction (Super Committee) following the financial crisis of 2008. He was also a member of the Senate UN Secretariat Committee on Environment and Public Works and chaired its Subcommittee on Transportation and 1979-1981 Postgraduate student, UN Interpreter and Translator Training Course in Beijing Institute Infrastructure where he managed numerous infrastructure legislative acts and Highway Bills. of Foreign Languages Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Ambassador Baucus represented Montana in the U.S. House 1978-1979 Postgraduate student, Department of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Normal University of Representatives from 1975 to 1978 and represented Missoula, Montana in the Montana House 1977-1978 Teacher, Shanghai Normal University of Representatives from 1973 to 1974. Ambassador Baucus earned a bachelor’s and law degree from 1974-1977 Undergraduate student, Shanghai Normal University Stanford University. He is married to Melodee Hanes and they have three children and one adorable 1969-1974 “Educated urban youth in the rural areas,” Aihui County, Heilongjiang Province granddaughter. Mr. Cui Tiankai is married with a daughter. 2017 Gala Honoree 2017 Gala Honoree U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD U.S.-CHINA BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD Mr. Hongyi (Charlie) Jiang Ms. Stella Li Chairman and CEO of China-U.S. SkyClub President, BYD Motors Inc. Mr. Hongyi (Charlie) Jiang has been managing director of Vantone Holdings Co., Ltd. and chairman of the China Center New York LLC since November 2013. In that time, Mr. Jiang has successfully accomplished a paradigm shift and redefined the China Center New York project, which started in 2006. Stella Li is Senior Vice President of BYD Company Limited and President of BYD Motor, a global green technology company based in Los Angeles, California. She is responsible for overseeing the In 2016, China Center New York established the China-U.S. SkyClub on the 89th Floor of One World company’s day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning. Trade Center and signed management agreements with ClubCorp, the largest owner and operator of private country clubs in the United States, and the China World Trade Center in Beijing. With an Stella successfully launched BYD’s cutting edge green products - including battery-electric vehicles, investment of $50 million in the Freedom Tower, China-U.S. SkyClub is committed to transforming battery-energy storage solutions, solar farms, and energy efficient LED lighting systems - into markets the 33,000 square feet space into a premier private business club for high-level dialogue and synergized across North and South America and around the world. As the architect of BYD’s thriving expansions business ambitions between China and the United States. in the Americas, Stella launched the company’s North America headquarters in Los Angeles, California in 2011 and its electric bus, truck, and energy module factories in Lancaster, California in 2013. Since December 2016, under Mr. Jiang’s leadership, the China-U.S. SkyClub has successfully sponsored several influential events in conjunction with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, including In September 1996, Stella joined BYD as a Marketing Manager. She established the first overseas office Leaders Speak: Secretaries of State, Leaders Speak: Treasury Secretaries, Leaders Speak: Business in Hong Kong in 1997, the European headquarters of BYD in Amsterdam in 1999, and the North Leaders, and China-U.S. SkyClub Dialogue: Infrastructure Development and Investment. American headquarters of BYD in Chicago in 2000. In 2002, she helped establish the partnership between BYD and Motorola, providing the latter with mobile phone batteries and a wide range of Mr. Jiang obtained a Bachelor of Law from the International Politics Department of Peking University. component parts. In 2007, BYD Electronics (International) Company Limited was listed on the Hong He also attended Churchill College, Cambridge in England and Cleveland Clinic in the U.S. for leadership Kong Stock Exchange. From June 2007 to April 2015, Stella worked as Executive Director and CEO of and management training programs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jiang served in the General Office of the the company. Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; he was then appointed as General Manager for the greater China region at several foreign-invested companies from Germany, USA, and Singapore. Under Stella’s leadership, BYD achieved exponential market growth, developed invaluable partnerships, and became a dominant global force across multiple industries. She was appointed as Vice President of In addition to his leading role in Vantone Holding Co., Ltd. and China Center New York, Mr. Jiang also BYD Company Limited in 2002 and Senior Vice President in 2006. After BYD Electronics (International) serves as chairman of Beijing Vantone Real Estate Co., Ltd.; vice chairman of China General Chamber Company Limited was listed in Hong Kong in 2007, she has been mainly responsible for BYD’s business of Commerce-USA; and is a board member of the China Institute. development in the Americas. Mr. Jiang is dedicated to promoting cultural exchanges between China and the United States through the Stella earned her BA in Statistics from Fudan University - one of the top five universities in China and China-U.S. SkyClub, and is an advocate for advancing business relations between China and the United among the most selective institutions of higher learning in the world.
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