Are you a Chinese Graduate Student Interested in US Foreign Policy and US-China Relations? Apply Today for the Foreign Policy Colloquium!

Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, the National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR) Foreign Policy Colloquium (FPC) is an exciting three-day program designed to help Chinese graduate students better understand the complex forces that shape American foreign policy. The tenth anniversary FPC will be held from May 29 to May 31, 2013 at The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, with cooperation from the Sigur Center for Asian Studies.

We are delighted to announce that The Honorable Elaine L. Chao (赵小兰), the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor (2001-2009) and first Asian-American woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet, as the keynote speaker.

Additional featured speakers include:

• The Honorable Cui Tiankai (崔天凯), Chinese Ambassador to the United States;
• Kin Moy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State;
• Erin Ennis, Vice President, The US-China Business Council;
• And more to be announced soon.

IMPORTANT: The NCUSCR has extended the application deadline for the U.S. Foreign Policy Colloquium (FPC) to Monday, May 6

For more information and on how to apply please visit: http://www.ncuscr.org/programs/fpc.

Not a Chinese graduate student, but still interested in the conference? Apply to be a conference volunteer! Volunteer responsibilities will primarily involve leading site visits to the State Department, Carnegie Endowment, etc.: For more information, including how to sign up as a volunteer, please send an e-mail to gsigur@gwu.edu.