Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt is visiting Minnesota to promote business, trade and mutual prosperity. Alistair Burt is the first British Minister to visit Minnesota in more than a decade. The visit focuses on the mutual prosperity of Minnesota and Britain.

In addition to meeting with Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and local business leaders, the Minister delivered a speech titled “Britain and Minnesota: Partners in Turbulent Times” to the Minnesota International Center. The speech highlighted the mutual economic benefits of the UK-Minnesota relationship, including:

• $1.1 billion of investments in Minnesota
• more than 90 British companies employing 14,400 Minnesotans
• 80 Minnesota businesses, such as 3M and Cargill, with successful operations in the UK.

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