Washington State “Friendship Delegation” Visited GN

Washington State “Friendship Delegation” Visited
Greater Nagoya

 

 

The State of Washington’s “Friendship Delegation” led by Gov. Jay Inslee visited Greater Nagoya on September 3rd. The State of Washington had sent a delegation to Japan from Sept. 1st (Tue) to Sept. 5th (Sat) . According to the State of Washington website (http://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-lead-trade-mission-korea-japan), the focus of trip was on promoting Washington’s agriculture, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Welcome luncheon meeting was held as below.

Outlines

1) Date&Time: September 3, 2015 (Thu) 12:35-13:45

2) Venue: ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya 2nd Floor “ORCHID GARDEN”

(1-1-1 Kanayama-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya )

3) Organizer: Greater Nagoya Initiative Center / Mie prefecture

4) Attendees from State of Washington:

Mr. Jay Inslee, Governor, State of Washington
Mrs. Trudi Inslee, First Lady
Mr. Schuyler Hoss, Director of International Relations and Protocol, Office of the Governor
Mr. Brian Bonlender, Director, Department of Commerce

About 35 delegation members.

5) Attendees from Greater Nagoya region

Mie prefectural Governor
Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Director-General
Prefecture of Aichi, Gifu and City of Nagoya
Business leaders and professors of Greater Nagoya region

About 20 members