Hosting $3.5 Billion US-China Soybean Contract Signing

On February 15, 2012, The World Food Prize Hall of Laureates was the setting for the signing of contracts between the U.S. and China for the sale of $3.5 billion in U.S. soybeans to China. As host for the event, Ambassador Quinn welcomed both the Chinese and USDA delegations to the building and gave them a special tour of the Hall. The following day, The World Food Prize would host US-China High-Level Agricultural Symposium, at which then Vice President Xi Jinping would deliver the keynote address.