Alabama Lt. Governor Leads Trade Mission
Alabama Lt. Governor Kay Ivey is leading a delegation from six Southern states to Taipei, Taiwan, on a cultural and trade mission. Ivey and state Senator Bill Holtzclaw of Madison will represent Alabama on the mission.
A spokesperson for Ivey said the trip is being paid for by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and was approved by the Alabama Ethics Commission. Ivey is slated to be the keynote speaker at a luncheon during the mission. She said she would discuss the importance of the trade relationship between Taiwan and the six Southern states in the delegation. Other states sending representatives include North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia.
