Governor Lamont: Itinerary and Photos From Economic Development Mission in Israel
(HARTFORD, CT) – The following is an update on Governor Ned Lamont’s itinerary so far from his economic development mission in Israel. The governor is scheduled to return to Connecticut on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Arrive in Tel Aviv, quarantine at hotel due to Israeli Covid protocols until negative tests are confirmed
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Walking tours of Jaffa and Tel Aviv
Business dinner with Ofra Strauss, Chairperson of the Board, Strauss Group
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Business meeting with Vintage Investment Partners
FinTech Roundtable with Viola and Digital Currency Group
Google programming at Google Campus: Female Entrepreneurs, Arab Workforce, Start-Ups
Delegation Dinner
Monday, February 21, 2022
Defense Ministry meeting with Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, Director of International Defense Cooperation Directorate
COVID response meeting with Dr. Salman Zarka, Head of Coronavirus Taskforce, Ministry of Health
Working lunch with Strauss Group
Visit to Future Meat Technologies
Leave Tel Aviv for Jerusalem
U.S. Embassy reception hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Business meeting breakfast with Jon Medved, founder, OurCrowd
Meeting with President Isaac Herzog
Google Programming: Industry, Education, and Technology
Old City Walking Tour: Arub Shuk, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Via Delorosa, Western Wall
Tour Yad Vashem and Eternal Flame Lighting Ceremony
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Governor Ned Lamont meets with Israel President Isaac Herzog.
Governor Ned Lamont participating in business meetings in Israel.
Governor Ned Lamont participates in a COVID response meeting with Dr. Salman Zarka, Head of Coronavirus Taskforce for the Israel Ministry of Health.
Governor Ned Lamont in Jerusalem on a walking tour of the Old City.
Governor Ned Lamont at Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.
