On a recent visit to AEPA’s Office and Building across the former Columbia Women's Hospital where he was born, and located in the District’s booming West End, presumptive D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty was impressed with a proposed International Trade Zone (ITZ). He recognized its benefits. The proposal calls for innovative plans to boost economic growth and create good-paying jobs.

Hosting the candidate’s visit were Alfred Liu, A.I.A , president of AEPA and Act Group LLP, the United States-China Friendship Council, City Engineers, Inc. and several professionals, businessmen and developers. Alfred Liu is a well-known and longtime Asian American business leader. The leaders see Fenty as a mayor who will offer optimism and hope, promote better economy, and "provide a vision for further D.C. revitalization to match its role as the world capital city and a solid foundation for the future of our children."