King Abdullah II of Jordan visited Maryland on Wednesday and got right down to business with the governor, business executives and education leaders.The governor invited 26 people to meet with the king at a roundtable discussion that state officials said included talks about the economies of Maryland and Jordan, as well as opportunities to collaborate.”I am delighted to have this opportunity, this exchange with you to talk about Jordan, and hopefully, have the opportunity to look at some synergies I know definitely we have,” the king said. “This is the first time for me to officially visit any governor, and I’m very delighted with this honor.””This is a way to come together and talk about common goals, to talk about common interests and to talk about collaboration,” Moore said.His majesty’s visit marked the first time a foreign head of state has visited the Maryland State House on official business, Gov. Wes Moore said in opening remarks.”This is a way to come together to talk about common goals, to talk about common interests and to talk about cooperation that we think is going to be so important, and we have brought leaders from across the state to engage in this historic visit, as we look to have this very vibrant discussion about our people and our economies and our opportunities and also are futures,” Moore said.”We are instantly good friends. He’s a fellow paratrooper, so that goes a long way to this relationship,” the king said, adding that the meeting would start a new page in the relationship between Maryland and Jordan.Moore was a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne and saw combat in Afghanistan. The king is a former commander of Jordan’s Special Forces.The leaders shared their love of Maryland cuisine, and Moore also shared a brief story about Abdullah’s father, King Hussein, dining in Annapolis years ago. Abdullah spent about an hour with the governor and state leaders. He was in New York this week to speak at the United Nations.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
King Abdullah II of Jordan visited Maryland on Wednesday and got right down to business with the governor, business executives and education leaders.
The governor invited 26 people to meet with the king at a roundtable discussion that state officials said included talks about the economies of Maryland and Jordan, as well as opportunities to collaborate.
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“I am delighted to have this opportunity, this exchange with you to talk about Jordan, and hopefully, have the opportunity to look at some synergies I know definitely we have,” the king said. “This is the first time for me to officially visit any governor, and I’m very delighted with this honor.”
“This is a way to come together and talk about common goals, to talk about common interests and to talk about collaboration,” Moore said.
His majesty’s visit marked the first time a foreign head of state has visited the Maryland State House on official business, Gov. Wes Moore said in opening remarks.
“This is a way to come together to talk about common goals, to talk about common interests and to talk about cooperation that we think is going to be so important, and we have brought leaders from across the state to engage in this historic visit, as we look to have this very vibrant discussion about our people and our economies and our opportunities and also are futures,” Moore said.
“We are instantly good friends. He’s a fellow paratrooper, so that goes a long way to this relationship,” the king said, adding that the meeting would start a new page in the relationship between Maryland and Jordan.
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Moore was a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne and saw combat in Afghanistan. The king is a former commander of Jordan’s Special Forces.
The leaders shared their love of Maryland cuisine, and Moore also shared a brief story about Abdullah’s father, King Hussein, dining in Annapolis years ago.
Abdullah spent about an hour with the governor and state leaders. He was in New York this week to speak at the United Nations.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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