A variety of people and institutions have shaped the course of U.S.-China relations over the past five decades. Leaders Speak is a series of public forums that highlights the different roles decision-makers have played in determining the path of the most important bilateral relationship in the 21st century. Each panel features former U.S. cabinet officers, global business leaders, or Chinese leaders.
Leaders Speak is part of a series of events celebrating the National Committee’s 50th Anniversary. For more information about additional 50th Anniversary programs, please click here.
Click on the links below to learn more about past panels and view related multimedia:
Defense Secretaries
Harold Brown, William Cohen, Chuck Hagel, William Perry
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Commerce Secretaries and U.S. Trade Representatives
Barbara Franklin, Carla Hills, Susan Schwab
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National Security Advisors
Richard Allen, Stephen Hadley, Robert McFarlane
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Secretaries of State
Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger
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Treasury Secretaries
W. Michael Blumenthal, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Robert Rubin
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Business Leaders
Olivier Brandicourt, Peter Cohen, Ellen Kullman
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PACOM Commanders
Dennis Blair, Timothy Keating, Samuel Locklear, Joseph Prueher
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