LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Monday a planned trade mission to Belgium, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Sanders pointed to previous successful overseas trade missions.
“I’ve had the privilege of representing Arkansas at the Paris Air Show and Farnborough Air Show since I took office, and in that time we’ve secured investments from aerospace and defense leaders like Dassault Falcon Jet, RTX, and Taber Extrusions,” the governor said. “This year, we’ll continue that proven track record at the Farnborough Airshow in the U.K. and in meetings with key business and government leaders in Belgium and Ireland.”
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Sanders continued to explain that international trade missions are an opportunity to give in-person pitches, often about the state’s largest export industries, aerospace and defense…