Meeting Minister of Foreign Affairs

We were honored guests at the China Foreign Affairs University's opening ceremonies. It was a packed auditorium and we were treated to front row seats to hear the university president, party leaders, and student representatives speak. Students graduating from this university go into government and international business careers, including foreign service positions such as diplomats and ambassadors for China.

The minister was very personable and friendly. He and members of his delegation each spoke to us as they went by. He has served as China's ambassador to the U.S. and was interested in the fact that we had lived in the Washington DC area too.