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For immediate release
November 6, 2009
Contact: Katherine P Martha
202-687-4328
kpm43@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Marks 30 Years of Sino-American Diplomacy with Conference, Photo Exhibit
WHO:

The conference will feature high profile U.S. and Chinese scholars, including a keynote address on Monday, November 9th by Madame Li Xiaolin, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. Dr. James V. Feinerman, director of Asian law and policy studies at Georgetown University Law Center, will lead the conference panels on Tuesday, November 10th.

For a full list of conference speakers, please visit: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/events/details.cfm?EventID=529.
WHAT:

Georgetown University will host a conference and photo exhibit celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Sino-American Diplomatic Relations (1979 - 2009). The two-day assembly will highlight U.S.-China political, economic, educational, and cultural exchanges over the last 30 years.

For more information about the photo exhibit, please visit: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/events/details.cfm?EventID=530.

For more information about the conference and a full agenda, please visit: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/events/details.cfm?EventID=529.
WHEN:
Monday, November 9th at 6:45 p.m.
• Photo Exhibition Opening and Reception featuring speeches by Mdm. Li Xiaolin, Dr. John J. DeGioia, and Dr. James Feinerman

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• 9:00-10:30 a.m.—Panel I: Reflecting on 30 Years of Sino-American Educational Exchange
• 11:00-12:30 p.m.—Panel II: Examining 30 Years of Sino-American Legal Development
• 2:00-3:30 p.m.—Panel III: Sino-American Educational Exchange in the 21st Century
WHERE:
Monday, November 9th, 2009
Georgetown University Law Center
Sport & Fitness Center Lobby
550 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Georgetown University Main Campus
ICC Auditorium
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057
SPONSORS:
Georgetown University Law Center
U.S. State Department
National Committee for U.S.-China Relations
The Carter Center

COVERAGE:
Media interested in attending the November 9th reception must RSVP to Kara Tershel at 202-662-9500 or mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.

Media interested in attending the November 10th conference must RSVP to Katie Martha at 202-687-4328 or kpm43@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.