The Foreign Service Journal, January 2003

embassies around the world. Due to the importance of the economic and trade relationship with China, Embassy Beijing is home to the largest Foreign Commercial Service office in the world. About 100 peo- ple, including Americans and Foreign Service Nationals, work for the Foreign Commercial Service in Beijing and in the consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Chengdu. The Foreign Commercial Service accounts for almost 20 percent of the total staff of the embassy and the consulates in China. As the senior com- mercial officer in the country, Lee oversees the entire F O C U S 52 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 3 Lee Boam and Foreign Service National Bai Ying at the opening ceremony for the Longzeyuan China-U.S. Housing Demonstration Project (top left) and at the housing initiative plaque (right). Far left: Boam with Embassy Beijing FCS staff. MCG FINANCIAL PLANNING Former State Department Employee Stationed Overseas Understands Unique Financial Situation of Foreign Service Services Include: Retirement Planning Tax Preparation and Strategies Analysis: Insurance and Investments Lump Sum Retirement Options MARY CORNELIA GINN 4630 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 220 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Phone: (301) 951-9160 Fax: (703) 938-2278 E-mail: mcgfin@erols.com S ECURITIES OFFERED THROUGH N ATHAN & L EWIS S ECURITIES , I NC ., M EMBER NASD & SIPC. MCG F INANCIAL P LANNING AND N ATHAN & L EWIS ARE NOT AFFILIATED ENTITIES .