Briefing with U.S. Consul General Sean Stein

The US-China Business Council (USCBC) is pleased to host Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai Sean Stein for an off-the-record briefing on the US-China economic relationship and priorities for the Shanghai Consulate.

Stein previously served as Consul General in Shenyang, China. In that role he worked with U.S. states to foster over $1 billion in Chinese investment in the United States – a record at the time – and introduced dozens of U.S. firms to the Chinese market.  He also developed a program that became the model for the U.S.-China Tourism Year, a Presidential initiative to attract Chinese tourists to the United States. Stein also served as the first Deputy Chief of Mission in East Timor and done tours in Lagos, Jakarta, and Chengdu.

11:45am - 12:00pm: Registration
12:00 - 1:30pm: Member Briefing (with lunch)

This event is for members and invited guests of USCBC only. Registration is required and seating is limited.

Refunds are available, but Yoopay transaction fee (1% of ticket value) and invoice fee (15% of ticket value) are non-refundable.

For this event, members can also register on USCBC's website here for RMB 300. This option is cash only without an invoice option. 

U.S. Consul General Sean Stein

Sean Stein is the Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai.  He previously served as Consul General in Shenyang, China.  In that role he worked with U.S. states to foster over $1 billion in Chinese investment in the United States – a record at the time – and introduced dozens of U.S. firms to the Chinese market.  He also developed a program that became the model for the U.S.-China Tourism Year, a Presidential initiative to attract Chinese tourists to the United States.

As Principal Officer in Medan, Indonesia, Mr. Stein focused on reconstruction in Aceh after the Boxing Day earthquake and created a mission-wide program to double the number of Indonesian students studying in the United States.  While serving as the first Deputy Chief of Mission in Dili, East Timor, Mr. Stein oversaw the establishment of a new mission and construction of a new embassy.  When large-scale political violence and instability broke out in Dili, he oversaw the evacuation of U.S. citizens from country and the drawdown of the embassy.  Mr. Stein has also served tours in Lagos, Jakarta, and Chengdu.

He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and a graduate of Georgetown University.  He speaks Indonesian and Mandarin Chinese and is married with three children.