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Committee of 100
Formation1990
Type501(c)(3) organization
13-3627542
Headquarters257 Park Avenue South 19th Floor, New York, New York, 10010
Websitewww.committee100.org Edit this at Wikidata
Committee of 100
Traditional Chinese百人會
Simplified Chinese百人会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎi rén huì
Gwoyeu RomatzyhBae ren huey
Wade–GilesPai3 jen2 hui4
Tongyong PinyinBǎi rén huèi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBai3 ren2 hwei4
JyutpingBaak3 jan4 wui4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPah-lâng-hōe

The Committee of 100 is a 501(c)(3) organization of Chinese Americans in business, government, academia and the arts whose stated aim is "to encourage constructive relations between the peoples of the United States and Greater China."[1] It was founded in 1990 by I. M. Pei.[2] Its current chair is Gary Locke, former U.S. Ambassador to China.[3]

Background

The organization focuses on issues of importance to the Chinese American community and China-United States relations.[4]: 337–338  The committee was started with the encouragement of Henry Kissinger.[5] The committee aims to serve as cultural ambassadors and to foster the exchange of ideas and various perspectives among its membership with those in the community and government.[6] Committee delegations have been invited to give briefings to top officials at the White House and Zhongnanhai.[2]

Membership

The membership, as of October 2020, is as follows, where each name is followed by the member's date of election in parentheses:[7][8]

Former members

  1. Zheng Cao, Chinese American Mezzo-soprano
  2. Iris Chang, Chinese American Historian and Journalist
  3. Anna Chennault, writer, lecturer, international business executive, and Chairman of the Council for International Cooperation (CIC)
  4. Matt Fong, Former California State Treasurer
  5. John Liu Fugh, United States Army Major General and Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army (2001, d. 2010)[18]
  6. I. M. Pei, architect (1989), founder of the organization
  7. William W. Shaw, leading plastic surgeon[19]
  8. Charlie Sie, Chairman of Aviva Systems Biology
  1. Cyrus Tang, CEO & Chairman of Tang Industries, Inc.
  2. Kung-Lee Wang, Founder of Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
  3. Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese American Experimental Physicist and Founder, Committee of 100
  4. Albert Yu, Chairman of One Angstrom
  5. Y.C. Yang, prominent structural engineer
  6. John Young, distinguished professor at Georgetown University
  7. Ernest Sho-Hua Liu, Securities Analyst and managing director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (retired)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Didi Kirsten Tatlow (March 21, 2013). "As Hacking Continues, Concerns Grow That Chinese-Americans May Suffer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Qidong Zhang (April 25, 2014). "C-100 strengthens US-China relations". China Daily. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Hua, Xia (January 17, 2021). "Gary Locke elected to Chair Committee of 100". Xinhuanet.
  4. ^ Lampton, David M. (2024). Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-8725-8.
  5. ^ "基辛格博士榮膺百人會首屆貝聿銘獎". Sing Tao (in Chinese). April 26, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Freedman, Amy L. (2000). Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States. Psychology Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781135960551. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "Committee of 100 Members". Committee of 100. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Committee of 100 Members". Committee of 100. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Committee of 100. 2015 New members. "Committee100.org". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  10. ^ Kilday, Gregg (September 5, 2012). "Longtime Lucasfilm President and COO Micheline Chau Retiring". Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ Cole, Michael. "Chinese Airline Tycoon Buys NYC Condo For $47.4M". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  12. ^ Custer, Charles. "Why a seasoned China investor is launching a new China-focused media startup". Tech in Asia. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  13. ^ "Committee of 100 - Members Roster (Anne Chow)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Note: Member since 2010. Title as of 2010: President, Integrator Solutions, AT&T Global Business. Affiliation: AT&T.
  14. ^ "Women in Tech - Anne H. Chow". About AT&T. AT&T. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  15. ^ "Executive Profile: Kenneth Fong". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  16. ^ "Committee of 100 - Member Roster". Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  17. ^ "Biography of Dominic Ng at Committee of 100". Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "THE COMMITTEE OF 100 MOURNS THE PASSING OF Committee of 100 Chairman John L. Fugh, 1934-2010 - Committee 100". www.committee100.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  19. ^ Tanna, Neil; Broer, P. Niclas; Allen, Robert J. Sr; Aston, Sherrell J.; Baker, Daniel C.; Bradley, James P.; Chiu, David T. W.; DeLacure, Mark D.; Lesavoy, Malcolm A.; Levine, Jamie P.; Mehrara, Babak J. (February 2013). "Remembering the Legacy of Dr. William W. Shaw". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 131 (2): 270e – 4e. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318278d6ce. ISSN 0032-1052. PMID 23599942.
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