NYSE bell rings in best wishes for Expo

Officials of China and the United States as well as the USA Pavilion staff rang the New York Stock Exchange closing bell today at local time, sending their best wishes for the USA Pavilion and the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai.

Those who rang the bell included Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext which organized the event, Peng Keyu, Chinese consul general in New York, Jose Villarreal, US commissioner general to the Expo, Frank Lavin, chairman of the steering committee of the USA Pavilion, Ellen Eliasoph, co-chair of the pavilion, and representatives of global sponsors.

NYSE Euronext is the exclusive sponsor for equities and derivatives exchanges and markets of the USA Pavilion.

Villarreal noted that "sponsorship of the USA Pavilion by NYSE Euronext serves as a powerful signal to American business that the 2010 World Expo is an important platform for promoting Sino-US commerce."

With the theme of "Rising to the Challenge," the USA Pavilion will showcase American culture, values, innovation and business, while celebrating the friendship and cooperation between US and China.

Officials of China and the United States as well as the USA Pavilion staff ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell today at local time, sending their best wishes for the USA Pavilion and the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai.

From: Shanghai Expo Official Website

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