Idaho governor visits Taiwan to boost cooperation

Butch Otter to meet Taiwan’s President, businesses to deepen ties in economics, culture, and education

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/18
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Governor of the U.S. State of Idaho, Butch Otter, touched

Butch Otter in 2017. (Image from Butch Otter’s Facebook)

down in Taiwan yesterday for a brief visit to deepen Idaho-Taiwan ties in terms of economics, culture, and education.

Otter will meet with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), as well as visit Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taichung City Government, and the Taiwan Flour Mills Association. The governor will also meet a host of Taiwanese businesspersons to discuss potential opportunities for cooperation.

Otter will visit Taiwan from Nov. 17 to Nov. 20 at the invitation of the Taiwan government. He will be joined by he Idaho Department of Commerce Director, Bobbi-Jo Meuleman, and Idaho State Department of Agriculture Director, Celia Gould, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

The visit will be Otter’s fourth to Taiwan.    [FULL  STORY]

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