John P. McDonough, Secretary of State
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Delegation of Beijing Water Specialists visit Maryland ~ Click on photos for full size. |
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• The Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership sponsored a reception at the
Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis on January 14 in honor of the visit of
a delegation of 15 from the Beijing Management Center for Hydraulic
Engineering Construction (BMCHEC). Several Maryland public and private
sector institutions were represented, including Maryland’s Office of the
Secretary of State, the Maryland Department of the Environment, the
University of Maryland Institute for Global Chinese Affairs (ICGA),
Baltimore Aircoil Company, and TowsonGlobal. The delegation visited Maryland
for a two-week water systems management training course directed by the ICGA. |
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• Program leaders pose in front of the U.S., China, and Maryland flags. From
left to right: Bob Summers, Deputy Secretary for Maryland’s Department of the
Environment, Peter Gourlay, President of the Maryland – Asia Environmental
Partnership, Xing Guoqin, Vice-Director of the BMCHEC, Maryland Secretary of
State, John P. McDonough, Ken Hunter, China Specialist, University of
Maryland Institute for Global Chinese Affairs. |
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