Simpson College will present “The Future of the U.S.–China Relationship: A Conversation with Former Ambassador Terry Branstad,” from 1 to 2 p.m. on April 2 in the Pote Theatre at the Blank Performing Arts Center in Indianola. Branstad served as U.S. Ambassador to China from 2017-2020 and is currently president of the World Food Prize Foundation. Simpson President Jay Byers will moderate the event, which is free and open to the public. “I am honored to have this unique privilege to visit with Ambassador Branstad about the existing climate in U.S.-China relations, as well as the future opportunities and challenges that will shape the two countries’ relationship moving forward,” Byers said in a prepared statement. “Given his extensive personal experience in working with U.S.-China relations as both governor of Iowa and as U.S. ambassador to China, he will have rich and rare insights to share. It promises to be a fascinating conversation illuminating the critical and vastly complex issues that will determine the path ahead for the U.S. and China.”