New York University

New York University

The Office of Public Affairs

Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009

N-212, 2008-09

MEDIA ADVISORY

Zhou Wenzhong, China’s ambassador to the United States, will deliver a public address, “China’s Development and the Sino-U.S. Relationship,” on Thursday, January 22, 1-2:15 p.m., at New York University. The event will be held at NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center for Arts and Science, Room 102, 100 Washington Square East (at Washington Place).

Reporters interested in attending must RSVP to James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu. The event, co-hosted by NYU China House and the university’s Office of Global Programs, is free and open to the public, which must RSVP by going to: http://www.nyu.edu/rsvp/event.php?e_id=1211. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Zhou, whose previous posts include consul general to Los Angeles and vice minister of foreign affairs, was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the United States of America in 2005.

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EDITOR’S NOTE:
About NYU China House
NYU China House seeks to seize upon the enormous intellectual and scholarly potential that lies in modern China and to advance the study of the dynamic changes taking place in China through joint dialogue and research. Learn more about NYU China House at http://www.nyu.edu/chinahouse/.

About NYU’s Office of Global Programs
The Office of Global Programs develops and supports international academic initiatives in New York and abroad for the benefit of faculty research and undergraduate and graduate education. The office advises and oversees several centers and institutes at Washington Square with an international focus, and manages the academic and administrative operations of NYU’s Global Sites in Accra, Buenos Aires, Florence, London, Prague, Shanghai, and Tel Aviv. Learn more at http://www.nyu.edu/global.