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April 6, 2005
Wednesday
9:30 – 11:00 am

National Press Club

Press Conference: Unveiling Results of American Attitudes toward China Survey Commissioned by Committee of 100

April 7, 2005 (DAY 1: SINO-US RELATIONS)
Thursday

Salons I & II
11:30 – 1:00 pm

Luncheon Keynote #1: Current U.S.- China Policy and Relations
Moderator: Major General John L. Fugh, US Army (Retired)
Keynote speaker:
Hon. Jim Leach, Chairman, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, International Relations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

Salon III
1:15 – 2:30 pm

Topic: The Making of China Policy in the U.S.
*This session is closed to the press
Moderator: Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch (President, U.S.-China Education Trust)
Speakers:
Hon. Stanley O. Roth, VP, Asia International Relations, Boeing
Hon. James A. Kelly, Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Former Asst. Secretary for East Asian & Pacific Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State
Hon. Michael J. Green, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, NSC, The White House

Salon III
2:45– 4:00 pm

National Security Issues and their Economic Impact on International Trade
Moderator: Nelson G. Dong (Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP)
Speakers:
William A. Reinsch, President, National Council on Foreign Trade, and Former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Export Administration
Harry Harding, Ph.D., Dean, Elliott School of International Studies, George Washington University
David M. Finkelstein, Ph.D., Director, “Project Asia”, Center for Strategic Studies, The CNA Corporation

Salon III
4:15– 5:15 pm

Unveiling Results of American Attitudes toward China Survey Commissioned by
Committee of 100

Presenters:
Carolyn Chin, CEO, Cebiz and
Hala Kotb, Director of International Marketing and Communications, Zogby International

6:00 – 7:00 pm Gala Reception - Plaza Ballroom

7:00 – 9:30 pm

Gala Dinner (Black-tie optional) – Ritz Carlton Grand Ballroom

Emcee: Lisa Ling, Journalist

Honorees:
Anna Chennault (International Cooperation)
Connie Chung (Broadcast Journalism)
Maya Lin (Architecture)
General Electric Company (Exemplary Work in Diversity and US-Greater China Business)

Keynote Speaker: Hon. John McCain (Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate)

Words of greeting: Hon. Ted Stevens (Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate)

Other special guests: Hon. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor

April 8, 2005 (DAY 2: DOMESTIC ISSUES)
Friday

Salons I & II
11:30 – 1:00 pm Luncheon Keynote #2: The President's Plan for Social Security

Speakers: Hon. John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury

Salon III
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm Topic: U.S.-China Economic Integration

Moderator: Ambassador Linda Tsao Yang, Chair, Asian Corporate Governance Association
Speakers:
William H. Overholt, Ph.D., Center for Asia Pacific Policy Chair in Asia Policy Research,
RAND Corporation
Pieter P. Bottelier, Adjunct Professor, China Studies, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
G. Mustafa Mohatarem, Ph.D., Chief Economist, General Motors Corporation

Salon III
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm

APA Participation in the Political Arena
Moderators: Stewart Kwoh (President and Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center) and Michael Lin (Former National President, Organization of Chinese Americans)
Speakers:
Prof. Paul Watanabe, Ph.D., Co-Director, Asian American Studies Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Hon. Judy Chu, California State Assemblymember
Hon. Betty Wu, Chairwoman, President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders
Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials [NALEO]

April 9, 2005 (DAY 3-HALF DAY: DOMESTIC ISSUES)
Saturday

Grand Ballroom
8:30 am - 10:30 am Mentoring Breakfast

Grand Ballroom
11:00 am- 12:30 pm

Impact of Chinese Adoptees on US Culture
Moderator: Lisa Ling (Journalist, NGT, Inc.)
Speakers:
Sarah Sweetman, Former Board Member, Families with Children from China/National Capital Chapter
Barbara Fisher, Attorney, U. S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Richard Tessler, Ph.D., Professor, Social and Demographic Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Grand Ballroom
1:00– 2:30 pm

Luncheon Keynote #3: APA Congressional Staffers: Views from the Inside
Moderator: Jeremy Wu, Project Director, LEHD, U.S. Census Bureau
Speakers:
Mieke Eoyang, Defense Policy Advisor, Office of Sen. Ted Kennedy (MA)
James Ho, Chief Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, U.S. Senate
Hon. Stuart J. Ishimaru, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Hon. Benjamin Wu, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, U.S. Dept. of Commerce