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  • America First Foreign Policy

    The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security. Peace through strength will be at the center of that foreign policy. This principle will make possible a stable, more peaceful world with less conflict and more common ground.  

  • Statement by Ambassador Max Baucus on China’s Foreign NGO Management Law

    On January 1, China’s new Foreign NGO Management Law will take effect. Non-government organizations working around the world, including in China, do critical work. They help people exchange knowledge, skills, and ideas. They help societies drive innovation, they contribute to social stability, and they support the neediest among us. They promote business development and trade, provide education and healthcare services, and bring us together to protect the environment. They strengthen and enrich all parts of our societies. 

  • Joint Summary of Outcomes

    On December 7, 2016, in Washington, D.C., Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, together with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of the Ministry of Public Security Guo Shengkun, co-chaired the third U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues.  

  • Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with State Councilor Guo Shengkun of China

    National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with State Councilor Guo Shengkun of China to emphasize the importance of fully adhering to the U.S.-China cyber commitments from President Xi's September 2015 State Visit. The meeting occurred following the conclusion of the third U.S.-China High-Level Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime and Related Issues, which State Councilor Guo co-chaired along with Attorney General Lynch and Secretary of Homeland Security Johnson on December 7.  

  • Human Rights Day 2016 Statement

    Today we celebrate International Human Rights Day, which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sixty-eight years ago. The declaration states that each and every one of us has the right to freedom of thought, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and freedom of peaceful assembly and association. We Americans know, from first-hand experience, that protecting these freedoms is difficult and never-ending work.  

  • Remarks by Under Secretary Nathan Sheets at the China Finance 40 Forum

    Thank you for that introduction. Let me also thank the China Finance 40 for hosting this event. I will speak today on two topics that are closely related: first, China’s economic rebalancing, which is a familiar theme in discussions of China’s role in the global economy; and second, rising debt levels in China’s corporate sector, a phenomenon that is increasingly a focus for China’s policymakers as well as for global markets.  

  • Ambassador Baucus Remarks at the U.S.-China Tourism Year Closing Event

    Good evening everyone! Thank you to the China National Tourism Administration for hosting tonight’s event. It’s great to be here with my friends Secretary Pritzker, Vice Premier Wang, Chairman Li, Ambassador Cui, and Executive Director Craighead.  

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Purchasing Notice: the Consulate Elevator Maintenance

  • The U.S. Consulate plans to contract Elevator Maintenance for the Consulate:
    All firms that respond to the solicitation must be technically qualified and financially responsible to perform the work. At a minimum, each offeror must meet the following requirements when submitting their proposal:

    ·   Be able to understand written and spoken English;

    ·   Have an established business with a permanent address and telephone listing;

    ·   Have the necessary personnel, equipment and financial resources available to perform the work;

    ·   Have all licenses and permits required by local law;

    ·   Meet all local insurance requirements;

    ·   Have no adverse criminal record;

    ·   Have no political or business affiliation which could be considered contrary to the interests of the United States;

    ·   Have good experience and past performance records; and,

    ·   Identify specialized experience and technical competence required to construction the work in accordance with this solicitation.

    ·   Have valid registration on http://www.sam.gov/

    If a firm is interested in competing for this requirement, please provide a written request for a copy of the solicitation documents to the U.S. Consulate at email bol@state.gov or fax (024) 23222 2374, by COB Mar. 2, 2017.

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2016 U.S.-China Tourism Year

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