A high-level delegation led by the Andhra Pradesh CM left for the United States of America today to invite investments into the state.
A high-level delegation led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu left for the United States of America today to invite investments into Andhra Pradesh.
The long-awaited trip is highly significant as the Chief Minister will meet the who's who in the fields of information technology, agriculture, education and so on. Andhra Pradesh will also sign a "sister-state relations" agreement with the states of California, Iowa and Illinois to enable closer interactions and investments in a wide range of sectors.
California, which shares many similarities with Andhra Pradesh, is a powerhouse of information technology, and through the proposed agreement Andhra Pradesh believes that it can get access to the best practices in areas of IT, agriculture and innovation. Likewise, the sister-state agreement with Iowa will facilitate technology-sharing in the field of agriculture as Iowa is the leading US state in agricultural research. And the AP government hopes that the government of Illinois will enable the transfer of smart technologies.
As part of his engagements, on May 8 in California, the Chief Minister will receive the 2017 US-India Business Council's "Transformative Chief Minister Award", in a function to be attended by 150 senior leaders of the US. The award is being bestowed upon him for advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
The Chief Minister is also scheduled to hold several meetings with a number of well-known CEOs, as also make field visits to Apple, Google, CISCO, Oracle and many other campuses in Silicon Valley.
Also in California, Naidu, along with the Governor of California, will grace the occasion of the signing of the Memorandum Of Understanding on global climate between the governments of Andhra Pradesh and California. The CM will also address the Pravasi Telugu populace on two different occasions to exhort them to contribute their mite to the development of Andhra Pradesh.
On the penultimate day of the visit, the Chief Minister will attend a dinner meeting being hosted by John Chambers, Executive Chairman, CISCO, at the latter's residence.
On the last day of his visit, Naidu will hold a breakfast meeting with the representatives of Stanford University, and also visit the Franklin Templeton office.
He will be in US till May 11.