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What's EPA Chief Stephen Johnson doing in China?

Release Date: 12/11/2007
Contact Information: Andrew Wilkins, (202) 564-4355 / [email protected]

(12/11/07) Visit EPA's Trip Diary from China to view daily updates from Administrator Johnson and his staff on their trip to China for the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue. From Dec. 10 to 15, 2007, EPA's official delegation will give a first-hand account of their trip through photos and diary entries which will be posted 2-3 times per day on EPA's Web site at: epa.gov/chinadiary This diary will be an account of the official EPA delegation's visit to China and the agency's efforts to foster global environmental cooperation through the SED.

Administrator Johnson will join Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and other senior U.S. officials for the third cabinet level meeting of the SED. This meeting will focus on integrity of trade, balanced economic development, energy conservation, financial sector reform, environmental sustainability, and advancing bilateral investment. The dialogue was launched by President Bush and President Hu in September 2006.