All-China Youth Federation Delegation to Oregon, June 2010

The 2010 All China Youth Federation (ACYF) delegation in Ankeny Plaza, next to Mercy Corps' headquarters building in Old Town Portland.

The delegation listens to remarks by Neal Keny-Guyer, Mercy Corps Chief Executive Officer, at a reception at the Lan Su Classical Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon.

Members of a Metro-convened panel of regional experts and Metro Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan listen to a question from an All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) delegate. Metro is the Portland, Oregon area's regional governing body, and is nationally known as an innovative promoter of smart growth.

Yimei Chen, Mercy Corps' China country director, participates in an ACYF classroom session. In the background is an illustration created to document a previous session on Civic Innovations.

Shi Qingwei, Vice President of the Tianjin Municipal Youth Federation, interacts with a panel of corporate social responsibility professionals. Representatives from Starbucks, Nike and New Seasons Markets participated on the panel.

Liu Jing, Chief Editor of Youth Times of China Times Daily, asks a question during an ACYF classroom session.

A construction trainer from Portland YouthBuilders talks at a job site with Wang Yi, Program Officer for ACYF. YouthBuilders is an alternative high school that provides traditional academic studies along with vocational training in green construction and computer technology.

Mercy Corps Senior Vice President Paul Dudley Hart provides a tour of the Oregon State Capitol Building. ACYF delegates learned more about US and Oregon government.

Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler (left) speaks with Guo Ping, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Young Volunteers Association and head of the 2010 ACYF delegation.

Guo Ping, head of the 2010 ACYF delegation, presents a gift to Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown. The Secretary of State talked with the delegation about some of the unique features of Oregon state government and her own journey to elected office.