Apr 17, 2008 3:17 pm US/Eastern
O'Malley Traveling To Israel In May
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ―
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Gov. Martin O'Malley is scheduled to travel to Israel in May to call attention to biotechnology research and business opportunities in Maryland.
Gov. Martin O'Malley is scheduled to travel to Israel in May to call attention to biotechnology research and business opportunities in Maryland.
The trip is scheduled for May 26 through June 1 in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, said Barry Bogage, who is executive director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center. The center is a nonprofit organization that promotes trade and joint ventures between Maryland and Israeli businesses and research institutions.
"He'll be talking basically about Maryland as a location for emerging biosciences companies," said Bogage, who is organizing the trip with the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.
The governor also plans to meet with Israeli political leaders, including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Bogage said. O'Malley and Olmert met in November when the Israeli prime minister was in Annapolis for Middle East peace talks at the U.S. Naval Academy.
O'Malley, who traveled to Israel three years ago while he was mayor of Baltimore, will also attend a ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holcaust memorial. The governor also plans to make a trip to Masada, an ancient desert fortress on a large mesa overlooking the Dead Sea.
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