Pictured above: (seated, left) USHCA Executive Director, Min Fan,
(seated, right), Director General of the Hubei Province’s Foreign Affairs Office, Zhang Xiaomei,
(standing, middle left) Executive Director at the World Trade Center – St. Louis, Tim Nowak,
(standing, middle right) Vice President of Business Development at Missouri Partnership, Dennis Pruitt
On Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, USHCA had the honor of hosting a delegation from Hubei in St. Louis, Missouri. The delegation, led by Director General Zhang Xiaomei of the Hubei Province’s Foreign Affairs Office, toured two Heartland cities during their visit to the U.S., to explore opportunities for collaboration around ecological protection, biodiversity, flood control, transportation, tourism, and cultural exchange.
During their visit, USHCA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the delegation, the first of its kind for Yangtze River-Mississippi River collaboration.