The Honorable Mary Peters
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590

RE: Docket 2006-25275

Dear Madam Secretary:
I am writing to express my solid support for the application by United to initiate the first nonstop capital-to-capital service between Washington, D.C. Dulles (IAD) and Beijing, China (PEK), effective March 25, 2007.

If approved, United's application would create the first capital-to-capital service between the United States and China. This would not only be the most efficient route for the residents of the Washington, D.C. area, but provide an easy connection from cities throughout the eastern half of the United States.

The capital-to-capital route serves to enhance and strengthen the economic and political relationships between our two countries, and opens a welcome, and necessary, door to China. I respectfully ask that the Department grant United's application for the Washington Dulles to Beijing route. Thank you for your attention to their application.

Sincerely,