1.克林顿第三轮美战略与经济对话开幕式讲话.docVIP

Remarks at the Opening Session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue By U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton May 9, 2011 Sidney R. Yates Auditorium Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 在第三轮美中战略与经济对话会议上的开幕词 美国国务卿克林顿 2011年5月9日 国内资源部悉尼?耶茨礼堂 Good morning. We are delighted to welcome you here to the Department of the Interior, a department that deals with the beautiful landscape and nature of our country along with the national parks that have been established. It’s a very historic building, which is appropriate for the third round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue. And it is such an honor to host Vice Premier Wang, State Councilor Dai, and the entire Chinese delegation on behalf of Secretary Geithner and myself. I am very pleased that we are joined by so many officials and experts from throughout both the United States Government and the Government of China, and we are delighted that we will shortly be joined by Vice President Biden, and I know President Obama is looking forward to meeting with the leadership of our two governmental teams later today. 早上好。我们十分高兴地欢迎你们光临国内资源部，该部负责管理我国美丽的景色和大自然以及已经建立的国家公园。这是一幢具有重大历史意义的建筑，是举行第三轮美中战略与经济对话的合适场所。我十分荣幸地代表盖特纳部长和我本人在这里接待王岐山副总理和戴秉国国务委员以及中国代表团全体成员。我为有如此众多来自美国政府和中国政府各部门的官员和专家与会感到高兴，我们也很高兴拜登副总统一会儿将来到这里。我知道奥巴马总统期待着今天晚些时候与两国政府代表团的领导人见面。 The Strategic and Economic Dialogue is the premier forum in a bilateral relationship that is as important and complex as any in the world. Since we first gathered in Washington back in 2009, the depth and breadth of our discussions and the participation across our two governments have grown significantly. 美中战略与经济对话是处理世界上最重要、最复杂的双边关系的主要论坛。自我们2009年在华盛顿举行首次对话以来，双方讨论的深度与广度以及两国政府各部门的参与度都大大地扩展了。 Through these meetings and the conversations that take place within them, both the informal conversations like the ones we had last night over dinner at the Blair House and the formal meetings, we seek to build a stronger foundation of mutual trust and respect. This is an opport