jump over navigation bar
Embassy SealUS Department of State
U.S. Embassy Beijing, China - Home flag graphic
Embassy Highlights


The White House

July 4, 2009

President Obama 

President Obama 

Today, we are called upon to remember not only the day our country was born, but also the indomitable spirit of the first American citizens who made that day possible. We are called to remember how unlikely it was that our American experiment would succeed at all; that a small band of patriots would form, in the new world, what the old world had never known -- a government of, by, and for the people.

That unyielding spirit is what defines us as Americans. It is what led generations of pioneers to blaze a westward trail. It is what led my grandparents' generation to persevere in the face of a depression and triumph in the face of tyranny. It is what led generations of American workers to build an industrial economy unrivaled around the world. It is what has always led us, as a people, not to wilt or cower at a difficult moment, but to face down any trial and rise to any challenge, understanding that each of us has a hand in writing America's destiny.

On this day, we also remember that during our most defining moments, it was brave and selfless men and women in uniform who defended and served our country with honor. 

>>The Complete Text<<

Latest Headlines From the Embassy

Travel Alert     June 19, 2009
 
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China.  This Travel Alert expires on September 30, 2009. (complete text)

Joint Statement by Secretary Clinton and Secretary Geithner on the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

"As President Obama’s Special Representatives for the United States to the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, we are pleased to announce that the first meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be held in Washington, D.C. during the last week of July 2009. (complete text)

President Obama’s Energy and Climate Policy” -- David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy & International Affairs of U.S. Department of Energy

"Twenty-eight years ago, in the summer of 1981, I had the great privilege of living in Shanghai as a member of one of the first groups of U.S. exchange students in China following normalization of relations between our two countries.  At the time, I recall, there was only one international telephone line in the entire city of Shanghai that we could use to call home.  I remember taking cabs to the Heping Hotel every weekend to do just that. (complete text)

TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER NAMES ADDITIONS TO ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR CHINA

BEIJING – Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner today announced that he is appointing David Loevinger as the Department's Executive Secretary and Senior Coordinator for China Affairs and the Strategic and Economic Dialogue and intends to name David Dollar as Economic and Financial Emissary to China. They will work with Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner in leading Treasury’s efforts on China. (complete text)

Remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner – The United States and China, Cooperating for Recovery and Growth

It is a pleasure to be back in China and to join you here today at this great university. I first came to China, and to Peking University, in the summer of 1981 as a college student studying Mandarin. (complete text)

U.S. EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF H1N1

The United States Government is very concerned about the recent cases of novel H1N1 influenza that have been identified in the United States and around the world.

Any influenza is serious. Over 35,000 people in the U.S. and about 500,000 people worldwide die each year because of regular seasonal flu. It's uncertain at this time how severe this novel H1NI outbreak will be in terms of illness and death compared with other influenza viruses.   (complete text)

- U. S. Mission -
Chengdu
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Shenyang
Wuhan
VPP Fuzhou
VPP Nanning
VPP Qingdao
VPP Tianjin
VPP Xiamen
VPP Zhengzhou

- U.S.Embassy Beijing Air Quality Monitor -

Air Quality Monitor
in U.S.Embassy
Beijing


- America.gov feature: Infectious Disease Surveillance -
Surveillance

- 1979-2009 -


- First 100 Days -

Elections and Presidential Transition


- Media Note -

Interview Request Form


- Chicago 2016 -

- Education in U.S. -

New Knowledge, New Opportunities and New Friends

 



    This site is managed by the U.S. Department of State.
    External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.


Embassy of the United States