Goal for is to lay the groundwork for future relationships & potential economic & cultural opportunities.
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser)
also serves as a platform to showcase the Washington area鈥檚 strengths in transp., tourism, health and edu.
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser)
Visit to learn more about my goings and 's exploratory mission to Cuba.
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser)
Over the past couple of days, I joined on an exploratory mission to Cuba.
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser)
WASHINGTON 鈥斅燗s part of a delegation to Cuba this week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been touring parts of the island and talking with a number of Cuban leaders, including her counterpart, Havana Mayor Marta Hern谩ndez Romero.
鈥淚t was an honor to meet with Mayor Hern谩ndez Romero as we build a relationship between our two capital cities,鈥� Bowser said in a statement.
鈥淎s one of the first U.S. city delegations in decades to visit Havana, we have put ourselves in a position to form a positive working relationship that we hope will benefit our region in years to come.鈥�
Bowser is on the island with political and business leaders from the District, Maryland and Virginia.
The trip was organized by the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which says the delegation will 鈥渓ay the groundwork for future relationships and potential economic and cultural opportunities in Cuba.鈥�
Bowser has also met this week with Cuban officials in healthcare, education and tourism as well as the U.S. Ambassador in Cuba Jeffrey DeLaurentis.
The trip is scheduled to last through Thursday. It comes ahead of a historic visit from President Barack Obama set for next month.
