Senior U.S. and Taiwan Defense Officials to Deliver Keynotes at US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2006.ARLINGTON, Va. -- William Greenwalt, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, and Ko Chen-Heng, Vice Minister of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense, will deliver keynote addresses at the US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2006. This event, hosted by the US-Taiwan Business Council The US-Taiwan Business Council (Traditional Chinese: 美台商業協會; Pinyin: Měi Tái Shāng Yè Xíe Hùi) is a membership-based, non-profit organization founded in 1976 to foster trade and business relations between the United States and , will take place September 10-12, 2006 in Denver, Colorado. The conference focuses on strategic US-Taiwan defense cooperation, government/industry partnerships, and Taiwan's future defense and national security needs. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President of the Council, said, "We are delighted to have DUSD DUSD Deputy Under Secretary of Defense DUSD Dysart Unified School District #89 (El Mirage, Arizona, USA) Greenwalt - whose office ensures that DoD policies stimulate competition and innovation in the industries supporting defense - speak at the conference. DUSD Greenwalt offers a unique perspective on U.S.-Taiwan defense industrial cooperation and its role in the development of an indigenous Taiwan defense industry." Hammond-Chambers added, "We are honored to have Vice Minister Ko speak at the conference. His views and insights on Taiwan's current and future defense policy, expanding Taiwan's defensive capabilities by increasing defense spending up to 3% of GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine. , and building bi-partisan support for a comprehensive national security policy, will be both valuable and timely." Other themes for the conference include Taiwan's defense vision and priorities, bilateral opportunities in space, readiness, and hardening, as well as joint offshore defense and homeland defense. Additional conference speakers include senior U.S. and Taiwan government officials, members of academia, and private industry representatives. This is the fifth in a series of conferences addressing U.S. defense cooperation with Taiwan. The first was held in St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg (often shortened to St. Pete) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important battleground in U.S. Presidential politics. in 2002, and then in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. in 2003, Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. in 2004, and San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. in 2005. Visit the conference website at www.us-taiwan.org/defense/2006. About the US-Taiwan Business Council: The US-Taiwan Business Council (www.us-taiwan.org) is a membership-based non-profit association, founded in 1976 to foster trade and business relations between the U.S. and Taiwan. The Council provides its members with business intelligence, access to an extensive network of relationships, and serves as a vital and effective representative in dealing with Taiwan business, trade, and investment matters. |
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