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Former U.S. ambassadors to China spoke about their personal experiences as diplomats and current relations with China. Among the topics they addressed were changing attitudes toward the West…

James Sasser, former U.S. ambassador to China and Shapiro Professor at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, gave the keynote address at the third annual …

Analysts talked about the future of U.S. China policy under a second Bush administration. Among the issues they addressed were international trade and intellectual property rights, human rig…

Former senators spoke about the daily operation of the U.S. Senate and the political atmosphere in the body. Among the topics they addressed were the traditions of civility and congeniality,…

Representative Hyde talked about America’s image abroad and about developing new approaches to public diplomacy. Among the issues he addressed were the use of modern media technology, new ap…

In the final forum in a series that began shortly after the September 11 attacks, Democratic foreign policy experts presented an overview of how the president and the press have handled effo…

Former U.S. ambassadors to China, Winston Lord, J. Stapleton Roy, James Sasser and James Lilley spoke about past and present relations with China. Among the topics they addressed were person…

Senator Graham spoke about the importance of electing Democratic candidates in the 2000 elections and outlined his reasons for voting for Vice President Gore over Governor Bush.

Ambassador Sasser spoke about the present and future of U.S.-China relations. He emphasized the need to maintain a positive outlook on the many unresolved issues in this relationship in orde…

In his first official speech as Ambassador to China, Ambassador Sasser talked about his plans. Following his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audience.

Ambassador James Sasser, a former Tennessee senator, was sworn in as ambassador to China by Vice President Al Gore, also a former senator from Tennessee.