11.30.07

US Consulate in Wuhan to Open in February 2008

Posted in Laowai, The Second Tier, USA, Wuhan at 12:49 by Nator

Wuhan finally gets a US Consulate:

The United States will open its fifth consulate general on the Chinese mainland in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province in central China and a major city on the Yangtze River, early next year. 

The new consulate general will start business after the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 7, 2008.

Wendy P. Lyle, a Chinese American citizen of Taiwan origin, will be the first consul general. She is expected to take office on Friday, according to information from the Hubei provincial foreign affairs bureau.

The U.S. embassy in Beijing confirmed the opening of the new consulate in Wuhan, but declined to provide further details…

Cities in Hubei Province have forged friendly ties with seven cities of the United States. The province now hosts 469 U.S.-invested businesses.

The United States is the second country after France to open a consulate general in Wuhan.

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