On March 25, Committee of 100 members in Beijing gathered for a dinner to honor the new U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), Robert Wang. C-100 Vice Chair, Greater China Region, Jeffrey Li, welcomed members and guests and provided a short introduction to C-100 and its mission in China. DCM Wang briefed members on U.S.-China relations and described with excitement the nomination of Gary Locke to be the next U.S. Ambassador to China. Other members and friends present at the dinner were Dali Yang, C-100 Director Gareth Chang, Hou Ming, Rui Chenggang, Dazong Wang, Jenny Wang, Mary Wang, Katherine Xiao, Ya-Qin Zhang, and C-100 Consultant Su Cheng Harris-Simpson.
U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Wang (4th from left, in front) with Committee members and friends in Beijing.
Robert Wang is a career foreign service officer who served as Deputy Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, 2006-2009, and has also been posted in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. He held the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 2009-2010.
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