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INTRODUCTION
The China-US Center seeks new ways to collaboratively engage the business community,
government, higher education and non governmental organizations to demonstrate
how commerce, communities and nature can thrive in harmony. Designed to draw
upon the vision and agility of the private sector, the knowledge and expertise of
scientific and academic institutions, as well as the authority and ability to mobilize
resources of government agencies, the Center is in a position not only to plan but to act.
On the basis of the relationships formed through this organizational framework, the
Center’s members have unprecedented openings to engage in the creation of sustaining
enterprises.
The Board of Councilors
provides guidance for the strategy and initiatives of
the Center. Leading corporations and organizations
make up the membership of the Founders'
Circle, which provides support for the Center's
operations and offers the opportunity to pursue specific
initiatives under the auspices of the Center.
Members of the Board of Councilors bring professional
distinction to their mission and have the opportunity to take
the lead in developing new initiatives. China Board
members include high-ranking officials from government
ministries that oversee the technology, industrial and
agricultural sectors, as well as distinguished scientists,
educators and entrepreneurs. Members of the China Board
are playing a critical role in the planning and implementation
of the national policy governing the next generation
of development in China. Like their international counterparts,
they bring to the Board proven expertise and enthusiasm
for the future of sustainable development. A wide range
of industry sectors is represented, including high technology,
energy, chemistry, commercial equipment, diversified
retailing, venture capital and investment banking. From
institutions of higher education come distinguished
scholars in engineering, agriculture, marine sciences,
forestry and other fields. Non-governmental international
development and environmental organizations are also
represented.
China and the U.S. each appoint Co-Chairs
to lead the Board of Councilors. The Founding Chair
for China is Madame Deng Nan, Chief Executive Secretary of the China
Association of Science and Technology and the Founding U.S. Chair is William
A. McDonough, FAIA, architect, designer and Time magazine's
"Hero for the Planet."
The operations of the Center are managed by two
secretariats that work as a
team. The China Secretariat is the Administrative Center
for China's Agenda 21 and the U.S. Secretariat is the
International Sustainable Development Foundation - a
501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
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China-U.S.
Center for Sustainable Development
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Co-Chair
Madame Deng Nan,
Vice Minister, Science and Technology
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Co-Chair
William A. McDonough, FAIA
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China’s
Administrative Center for Agenda 21
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International
Sustainable Development Foundation
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