The First US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Economic Track Joint Fact Sheet

July 28, 2009

As special representatives of President Barack H. Obama and President Hu Jintao, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan concluded the first meeting of the Economic Track under the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington today.

On the US side, they were joined by the following Cabinet members and other senior officials:

Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

Secretary of Transportation Raymond LaHood

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors Christina Romer

Director of Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag

US Trade Representative Ronald Kirk

Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Lawrence Summers

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke

Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair

Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Schapiro

Chairman of Commodity Futures Trading Commission Gary Gensler

Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank Fred Hochberg

On the Chinese side, they were joined by the following Ministers and other senior officials:

Minister of Finance Xie Xuren

Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan

Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission Liu Mingkang

Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission Chairman Shang Fulin

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong

Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council Bi Jingquan

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs He Yafei

Vice Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission Zhang Xiaoqiang

Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaochu

Vice Minister of Transport Weng Mengyong

Vice Minister of Agriculture Niu Dun

Vice Minister of Commerce Ma Xiuhong

Vice Minister of Health Yin Li

Vice Chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory

Commission Li Kemu

President of the Export-Import Bank of China Li Ruogu