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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Danish prime minister to visit state
Itinerary includes a chat with Bill Gates; Gregoire hails growing trade status
As the third international leader to visit the state in as many months, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be traveling what has become a well-worn trail to the Evergreen State when he stops by today.
Having bicycled at Camp David with President Bush last week, Rasmussen will be chatting with the leader of the world's software superpower this afternoon.
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates extended the invitation to visit Washington to Rasmussen after a series of discussions related at least in part to a software development center in Denmark, said Mads Hansen of the Danish Embassy.
"We were in a dialogue with him," he said.
The center is Microsoft's largest outside the U.S.
While in Seattle, Rasmussen will also drop on in on the biotechnology firm ZymoGenetics and speak at a luncheon sponsored by the Northwest Danish Foundation.
Gov. Christine Gregoire said Rasmussen's visit is another example of Washington's growing status in the world of international trade.
"I'm pleased to welcome Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark to Washington," Gregoire said.
"As with the recent visits by President Hu of China and President Fox of Mexico, this visit demonstrates that Washington is more like a small nation than a state. I hope Prime Minister Rasmussen enjoys the best of Washington hospitality and culture."
Hansen said Rasmussen does not plan to discuss any particular trade issues with Gates; their talks would likely be more general.
"Here on the West Coast he is basically promoting Danish companies and trade relations between Denmark and the U.S.," Hansen said.
"There's a lot of technology cooperation going on between Danish companies and Microsoft and the Danish government is also doing what it can to develop technological innovation."
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