The Ministry of Civil Affairs of People’s Republic of China Delegation arrived in Washington, D.C., on March 5 to visit with NASW staff in order to obtain information on the development of social work in the United States. The delegation — headed by Liu Zheng, deputy director of the personnel division of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in China — comprises 21 high-level executive delegates from China. The visit served to increase the group’s understanding of the social work system in the U.S., and to gather ideas to apply to the developing social work field in China. At center is NASW Executive Director Elizabeth J. Clark.