In the afternoon of April 29th, 2006, Mr. Qiu Shengyun, the former PRC General Consul to New York City and Houston, was invited to the Beijing Rep. Office. Together with the Office Staff, both old and new, Mr. Qiu made a brief speech concerning his abundant work experiences in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those in America. After that, he talked with the new staff and answered their questions sincerely.

Mr. Qiu is also the present USCF executive director and administrative Vice-chairman. With his joining as a member of our Foundation, we got together; and collogue about the past and presence of USCF. Mr. Qiu told us a lot about the Sino-US relations since they established diplomatic relations. Then he spoke highly of the contribution USCF had made to the bilateral relations. It was USCF that further improved the relations during the good times, and helped them relax during the hard times. Mr. Qiu put forward the expectation that the USCF would continue its work of committing to building a bridge of friendship across the Pacific Ocean. At last, he congratulated to the USCF New Staff Recruitment and the location transfer of its Beijing Rep. Office.

Larry L. Lee, the Executive President of USCF summarized the colloquia by encouraging people to exploit new means of development, expand the present team, take advantage of the originality with the help of Media, so as to further promote the friendship between the peoples of China and the United States.