P.M. BRIEFING : Deukmejian Opens California’s First Trade Center in Europe
FRANKFURT, West Germany — Gov. George Deukmejian today met with city officials in Frankfurt and opened a California Trade and Investment Center, the first for the state on the European continent.
“We want to make sure Europeans don’t make the mistake of thinking that California is only interested in trade with the Pacific Rim,†the governor said.
Speaking at the trade center’s newly opened offices in Frankfurt’s West End district, just a few blocks from the city’s beautiful Alte Oper (Old Opera) building, Deukmejian said his trip was intended to “intensify our commitment to Europe.â€
He said Frankfurt was chosen as the site of the Continent’s first California Trade and Investment Center, because of its strong reputation as a banking, commerce and trading center.
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