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Offline (EN) | Dialogue with U.S. Embassy Financial Officer

Recently, the US-China financial working group and economic working group held their first meetings, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the US last month, and Presidents Biden and Xi are set to meet on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Summit in San Francisco. These high-level interactions between the US and China have fostered a warmer bilateral atmosphere, while new dialogue mechanisms and communication channels have been established, including the creation of working groups to tackle economic, financial, and business issues.

AmCham China's Financial Services and Insurance Committee has invited experts from the US Foreign Commercial Service and PwC to share recent updates following US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit to China, and to give their views on the bilateral commercial and business relationship as well as their analysis and outlook for the Chinese economy and its impact on the insurance and financial sector for 2024.

This event is a closed-door meeting, only open AmCham China Financial Services and Insurance Committee members and invited US insurance and financial services companies. Please register to take this opportunity to have an in-person discussion with US Embassy representatives and other company representatives.

Event Details:

Format: In-Person, Washington Meeting Room at AmCham China's Beijing Office
Date & Time: November 22, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Language: English
Contact: Ada Yang (ayang@amchamchina.org)

Notes:

The event will be conducted off-the-record and exclusively for Financial Committee members. Recording of the event is strictly prohibited.
Registration will be closed upon reaching the maximum number of registrants. Walk-in registrations will not be available.
Please register using your official company email.

Speakers

Godfrey Angara
Commercial Officer Beijing, China at the US Embassy
Godfrey Angara arrived in Beijing, China in August 2022. He serves as a Commercial Officer in U.S. Embassy Beijing and manages a six-person team that covers the agricultural equipment, automotive, aviation, education, entertainment, financial services, rail, and travel and tourism sectors.

As of July 2023, he assumed the additional position of the U.S. Consulate General Wuhan’s Acting Principal Commercial Officer with a team focused on U.S. export promotion and investment attraction across Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces.

Mr. Angara joined the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service in 2020 and previously served in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Export Assistance Center in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining the foreign service, he was the Assistant Director for the Illinois Department of Commerce’s Office of Trade and Investment. He holds a MA and BA in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

As of July 2023, he assumed the additional position of the U.S. Consulate General Wuhan’s Acting Principal Commercial Officer where he manages a team focused on U.S. export promotion and investment attraction across Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces.

Mr. Angara joined the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service in 2020 and previously served in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Export Assistance Center in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining the foreign service, he was the Assistant Director for the Illinois Department of Commerce’s Office of Trade and Investment. He holds a MA and BA in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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James Chang
Managing Partner, Regional Economic Clusters Mainland China Financial Services Leader at PwC China
Mr. James Chang is a member of the PwC Mainland China and Hong Kong Management Board, overseeing the firm’s Regional Economic Clusters business and Financial Service Practices in China. With over 25-year’s professional experience, he leads the team to provide a full suite of professional services to various financial institutions in Mainland China. He is committed to promoting the integrated and coordinated development of China’s city clusters, geographic coverage including but not limited to the Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta, with focus on Regional Financial Development, Cross-border Financial Connectivity, Sustainable Finance, Infrastructure Layout, Industrial Collaboration, Public Services Sharing, and Ecological Co-Construction & Environmental Co-Governance.
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