Around one hundred people including business and community leaders, public officials, diplomats in Atlanta and other areas as well as and faculties at GSU attended the ceremony. CNN news anchor was master of the ceremony. Governor Perdue and Vice Governor sent their congratulation letters to the ceremony. The following people addressed audiences during the ceremony:
Dr. Shaohua Hu, President of Association of Chinese Professionals in Atlanta
Dr. Gao Yanping, the Consul General from the Consulate-General of People’s Republic of China in Houston
Dr. Wen Zou, Secretary of Chinese Arts Academy
Dr. Mark Becker, President of Georgia State University
Mr. John Stremlau, Vice President of The Carter Center
Mr. Tommie Williams, Georgia State Senate Majority Leader
Mr. Jim Maddox, City of Atlanta Councilman
Dr. Josephine Tan，Governor Perdue’s appointee on the Asian American Commission for a New GeorgiaMr. Don Brutto, President of UPS International
During his speech, Mr. Tommie Williams, Georgia State Senate Majority Leader，emphasized that peoples from both China and United States should become friends and must be friends.
People from left to right:
Mr. Don Brutto, President of UPS International
Dr. Shaohua Hu, President of Association of Chinese Professionals in Atlanta
Mr. Tommie Williams, Georgia State Senate Majority Leader
Mr. Xuejun Guan
Dr. Mark Becker, President of Georgia State University
Dr. Gao Yanping, the Consul General from the Consulate-General of People’s Republic of China in HoustonMr. John Stremlau, Vice President of The Carter Center
Dr. Josephine Tan，Asian American Commission for a New Georgia
Ms. Nancy Quan Sellers (Governor Perdue’s appointee on the Asian American Commission for a New Georgia)Mr. Jim Maddox, City of Atlanta Councilman
Dr.Yi Pen, Chair of Dept. of Computer Science at GSU
Mr. Wu, a Chinese-American Sculptor
Mr. Pan Feng, a Chinese Sculptor
 Congratulations letter from Office of Lieutenant Governor | [佐治亚州副州长发来的贺信] | 39 Kb |
