Subject：the relationship of China and America

Speaker：Mr. Brian Goldbeck

Speaker's background： Mr. Brian L. Goldbeck assumed his duties as U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou, China, on July 24, 2009.  Previously, Mr. Goldbeck served as the Deputy Chief of Mission (Deputy Ambassador)  at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Goldbeck served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and he also served as the Economic/Political Section Chief.  From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Goldbeck was the Political Section Deputy at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea.  From 1996 to 2000, he was the Economic/Political Section Deputy at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong; he covered Hong Kong's financial system and observed the return of Hong Kong and Macau to China.  From 1993 to 1996, he served as the U.S. State Department's liaison to the World Bank.  From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Goldbeck served at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, managing U.S.-China trade relations.  Mr. Goldbeck also served at U.S. Embassies in North Yemen and South Korea.