Consulate Officers Take Familiarization Trip to Southern Yunnan

From January 17-23, Consul General David E. Brown, Economic Officer Elizabeth Wharton and Environmental Officer Jeff Graham visited China’s borders with Vietnam and Laos in Yunnan Province to learn about border trade, economic development of minority areas, and environmental issues.

Consul General Brown and Environmental Officer Jeff Graham meet with the Imam of a mosque in Shadian, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan	Consulate Officers enjoy a welcome dinner hosted by government officials in city of Mengzi, capital of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province.
Consul General Brown, Environmental Officer Jeff Graham, and Economic Officer Elizabeth Wharton participate in a dinner with the Foreign Affairs Office in Xishuangbanna.	Consul General Brown stands at the border point with Vietnam in Hekou, Yunnan Province.