The Coastal Bend Council of Cultures
an outreach of the World Affairs Council of South Texas
The City of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation
Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi International Relations Office
Cordially invite you to participate in the
CHINA Town Hall
a national day of programming on China involving 40 Cities throughout the United States.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Location: Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Bay Hall Room 103
This event is free and open to the public. There is no registration.
the program will open at
7 PM with a forty-five minute webcast speech and Q&A by
Jon M. Huntsman Jr.
After the national discussion with Jon Huntsmanl, participants will have the opportunity to analyze U.S.-China relations with a presentation by and questions with
Ms. Anna Brettell
China's rapid development and Sino-American relations have a direct impact on the lives of just about everyone in the United States. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections, is a national day of programming designed to provide Americans across the United States and beyond the opportunity to discuss these issues with leading experts. The fourth annual CHINA Town Hall will be held at 8:00 p.m EDT on October 18, 2010.
Jon M. Huntsman Jr.
The National Committee is pleased to present this program, which will feature a webcast by Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (bio), U.S. Ambassador to China, followed by local presentations from on-site China specialists addressing topics of particular interest to the community. Each program is cosponsored by the National Committee and a local organization(s). CHINA Town Hall is generously underwritten by the Starr Foundation.
Immediately prior to his confirmation as Ambassador to China in August 2009, Jon Huntsman served as governor of Utah. His public service career began as a White House staff assistant to President Ronald Reagan and included appointments as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia, U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. He is a founding director of the Pacific Council on International Policy and has served on various boards such as the Brookings Institute Asia Policy Board, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Pacific Forum, the Asia Society and the National Bureau of Asian Research.
Anna Brettell
Congressional-Executive Commission on China
 Anna Brettell joined the CECC staff as senior advisor in January 2009. Previously she was program officer for East Asia with primary responsibility for China at the National Endowment for Democracy. Dr. Brettell was a research associate at the Harrison Program on the Future Global Agenda, University of Maryland, and a visiting professor at Cornell University and the University of Vermont, teaching courses on Chinese and Asian politics, international environmental policy and law, and comparative politics.
Her publications include articles and book chapters on the relationships among economic development, levels of pollution, and public participation; Chinese environmental groups; environmental justice and China's complaint and dispute resolution systems; and environmental cooperation in East Asia.
Dr. Brettell received her Ph.D. in government and politics is from the University of Maryland and her M.A. in international environmental policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She lived and worked in Greater China for more than nine years and speaks Mandarin Chinese.
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