by Roby Brock (roby@talkbusiness.net)

Gov. Sarah Sanders signed agreements Monday (March 11) with two large South Korean trade groups as part of her Asian business tour.

Sanders signed an economic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea’s International Trade Association (KITA) and the Korea-U.S. Economic Council, Inc. The agreement aims to strengthen economic and cultural ties between South Korea and Arkansas.

KITA is a private non-profit trade organization founded in 1946 with 105 traders as its founding members. It is one of South Korea’s largest umbrella economic organizations and has more than 70,000 member firms, representing almost the entirety of South Korea’s international trade community.

Gov. Sanders signs MOU with Korean business groups

by Roby Brock (roby@talkbusiness.net)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders said Thursday (Feb. 29) she is headed to Japan and South Korea in March for her second official overseas trade mission.

The governor is expected to stay a full week, March 6-14, for the trade trip in Asia. Her first trade mission took her to Europe for the Paris Air Show last June. Sanders touted several job announcements from that trip, including Dassault Falcon Jet (Little Rock), Walther Manufacturing (Fort Smith), and RTX, formerly Raytheon Corp. (Camden).

“After the success of last summer’s trade mission to Europe, I’m excited to announce that I will be representing Arkansas on my second overseas trade mission, this time in Asia,” Sanders said. “Alongside Commerce Secretary McDonald, Economic Development Commissioner O’Neal, and other state leaders, I’ll meet with Japanese and Korean business executives and government leaders to encourage investment in Arkansas and deepen our state’s connection with America’s Asian allies.”

Gov. Sanders heading to Asia for second overseas trade mission