USA Pavilion Groundbreaking Ceremony for 2010 Shanghai Expo, 7-17-09

(from left) U.S. Consul General Beatrice Camp, U.S. Pavilion Commissioner General Jose H. Villarreal, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong, Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Ma Xiuhong and Shanghai Expo Bureau Director General Hong Hao break ground for the USA Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Shanghai, China, July 17, 2009. 

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Letter to Commissioner General Jose H.  Villarreal for the USA Pavilion Groundbreaking Ceremony

Dear Jose:

Today’s ground-breaking for the USA Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo is an historic occasion.  I am glad that Secretary Locke is there with you to represent the United States.  I would like to thank all the Americans, including many in the business community, who have done so much to support this project.

The USA Pavilion will showcase the best of American business, culture, and values in one of China’s most dynamic cities, and highlight our national commitment to innovation, diversity, and a clean energy future.  I would also like to thank our hosts.  The Shanghai Expo represents all that the nations of the world can accomplish when they work together, the global challenges they can meet through collective action, and the progress they can achieve through international cooperation.....(Full text) 

 

 

(left) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke speaking at the groundbreaking of the USA Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo. (right) Members of the USA Pavilion Team at the groundbreaking ceremony, from left, Dan Whitaker, Kevin McGovern, Linn Tian, U.S. Commissioner General Jose H. Villarreal, Ellen Eliasoph, Felix Wong, Consul General Beatrice Camp and Frank Lavin. Click above photos for larger versions.

U.S. Commissioner General Jose H. Villarreal's Remarks at Groundbreaking ceremony