The Rt. Hon Conor Burns
EACC Florida President Alan Sutin and Executive Director Christina Sleszynska were guests at a business networking reception at the Official Residence of Rufus Drabble, his Majesty’s Consul General in Miami. The purpose was to welcome The Rt. Hon Conor Burns, the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to the US, on his first official visit to Florida. The event was held on July 18th and celebrated the US-UK ties in financial innovation and collaboration.
Most notably, The Rt. Hon Conor Burns announced that the UK is starting formal negotiations for an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the State of Florida.
The UK currently has MoUs in place with Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Utah, through which the UK is helping companies meet new commercial partners to develop their businesses and is actively engaging with Texas, California, Colorado, and Florida to strengthen trade ties.
The Trade Envoy expects these trade negotiations to conclude by the end of 2023 with a focus on aerospace, life sciences and fintech.