ABSTRACT

Deena Marstreng’s phone rang. It was the Governor of Illinois, whom she had met at a recent museum fund-raiser. “Deena, I’d like to invite you and your husband to a private dinner at my home. The Vice Premier of China is visiting next month and I’d like you to be part of our informal welcoming committee.” Deena smiled. She would offer to give the Chinese leader a personal tour of downtown Chicago in her new black and silver Hummer.