Orlins Steps Down as President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations: A Cao Cao Quotation in His Farewell, Sarah Beran to Succeed Him
The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations held its 60th anniversary annual gala in New York on the evening of November 10. Its outgoing president, Stephen A. Orlins, bade farewell to the role at the dinner and introduced the incoming president, Sarah Beran.
Orlins had served as president since 2005, a tenure of 21 years. Early in his career he worked in the U.S. State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser and took part in work connected with the establishment of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, and he spent the decades since working on the relationship. At the gala the committee honoured Blackstone chairman and chief executive Stephen A. Schwarzman and Orlins for their long contributions to U.S.-China exchange, educational cooperation and people-to-people diplomacy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered the keynote address, and China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, also spoke.
Speaking of his departure, Orlins said leaving the work he loved and colleagues of many years was not easy. He then quoted a line by the ancient Chinese poet Cao Cao, "烈士暮年，壮心不已" (a hero in his twilight years still holds a stout heart), and said he would keep working to advance U.S.-China relations so that a constructive relationship benefits the peoples of both countries. Beran, who succeeds him, is a veteran U.S. diplomat who served as chargé d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing from January to March 2025.
The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, founded in 1966, is a non-profit, non-partisan American organisation devoted to promoting communication, dialogue and people-to-people exchange between the United States and China.
(Source: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations)
Source: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
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