| Advisory: Today, Thursday, February 29th State Senator Joan Hartley will host His Majesty’s Consul General to New England, Dr. Peter Abbott OBE and Deputy Consul General Tom Nickalls for a special UK-Connecticut Roundtable Discussion.
Who: State Senator Joan Hartley, His Majesty’s Consul General to New England, Dr. Peter Abbott OBE and Deputy Consul General Tom Nickalls
What: A special UK-Connecticut Roundtable Discussion and the formation of the “Friends of the United Kingdom Caucus”
When: Thursday, February 29 2-3PM
Where: Old Judiciary Room of the State Capitol
Legislators will receive an update from Consul General Abbott and Deputy Consul Nickalls on recent UK economic and cultural connections to Connecticut and discuss policies, programs and new opportunities to strengthen our economy and develop new areas for growth with the United Kingdom.
This event will also serve to launch the bipartisan “Friends of the United Kingdom Caucus” to grow the longstanding governmental, economic and cultural bonds between Connecticut and the United Kingdom.
Connecticut and the United Kingdom already have powerful interconnected ecosystems and deep cultural ties. Connecticut’s economic relationship with the United Kingdom is extremely strong including:
- UK subsidiaries in Connecticut employ over 20,000+ workers in our State
- The UK is consistently the 3rd largest export market for Connecticut companies
- UK based firms are among the leading foreign investors in the State of Connecticut
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