CIPSU's 8th Anniversary Gala with Keynote Speech on Current State of Sino-US Relations by Consul General LUO Linquan

Submitted by cio on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 09:43

Please join us for the celebration of the 8th anniversary of the Confucius Institute at PSU on May 20th at 5:30-7:30 PM . The event will be featured with a keynote speech on "Current State of Sino-US Relations" by Ambassador LUO Linquan, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco.

Please find the details for the event below and at the following link:

http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/2015-5-20%20CIPSU%208th%20Anniversary%20Gala.pdf

The CIPSU 8^th Anniversary Gala

With Featured Keynote Speech “Current State of Sino-US Relations” by

Ambassador LUO Linquan, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco

GALA DATE: Wednesday, May 20, 2015

GALA TIME: 5:30-7:30 PM

GALA SITE: University Club Fireside Room (1225 SW 6^th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204)

WORKING LANGUAGE OF THE GALA: English

For the general public, $35/person with dinner, pay on site with cash, money order or check payable to: Confucius Institute at PSU

RSVP to: cirsvp@pdx.edu by 5:00 PM on May 18, 2015

CIPSU’s website: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/

Organized and Sponsored by
Confucius Institute at Portland State University
Oregon-China Sister State Relations Council

Agenda

5:30pm Opening and welcome address with a brief introduction of the CIPSU by Dr. Sona Andrews, PSU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

5:35pm Welcome remarks by Mr. Mayor Charlie Hales of Portland
5:40pm Dinner starts; a 15-minute CIPSU documentary

6:20 pm Keynote Speech by Ambassador LUO Linquan: “Current State of Sino-US Relations”
6:50 pm Performance arranged by the Confucius Institute at Portland State University

7:30 pm Gala ends

The Keynote Speaker: Ambassador LUO Linquan

Topic: Current State of Sino-US Relations

About Ambassador LUO Linquan:

2014-present Consul General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco, U.S.A. (Ambassadorial Rank)

2013-2014 Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China

2011-2013 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Ireland

2007-2011 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Greece

1998-2007 Deputy Director-General, then Chief of Protocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

1997-1998 Counselor of Office of Commissioner of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

1986-1997 Attaché, Third Secretary, Deputy Director, Director, Counselor of the Protocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1984-1986 Vice Consul of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York