{"id":2368183,"date":"2024-11-13T03:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-poised-to-open-trade-office-for-florida-in-italy-in-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T03:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:33:59","slug":"desantis-poised-to-open-trade-office-for-florida-in-italy-in-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-poised-to-open-trade-office-for-florida-in-italy-in-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis poised to open trade office for Florida in Italy in 2025 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-poised-to-open-trade-office-for-florida-in-italy-in-2025-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2368183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently led a delegation of 85 representatives to Italy \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-pushing-guatemalas-incoming-president-bernardo-arevalo-to-cut-taiwan-ties\/\" title=\"China pressuring Guatemala&#039;s new president, Bernardo Arevalo, to sever ties with Taiwan.\">strengthen trade relations<\/a>\u200d and explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-democrats-who-could-be-impeached-by-their-own-standards\/\" title=\"7 Democrats Who Could Be Impeached By Their Own Standards\">economic opportunities<\/a>\u200b for the state. The trip included \u200cvisits \u2062to major cities such\u2064 as Milan, Turin, Florence, and Rome, with experts from fields like military, education, transportation, and aerospace participating in the mission. Italy ranks among Florida&#8217;s top 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-at-cpac-highlights-future-of-republican-party-moving-forward-dont-ever-back-down\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis At CPAC Highlights Future Of Republican Party Moving Forward: \u2018Don\u2019t Ever Back Down\u2019\">international trade<\/a> partners, with\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vladimir-putin-inks-major-weapons-sale-to-india-shortly-before-biden-call\/\" title=\"Vladimir Putin Inks Major Weapons Sale to India Shortly Before Biden Call\">annual bilateral trade<\/a>\u200b valued at $4.4 billion. During the visit, \u200dDeSantis announced plans to open a trade office in Italy by\u2064 2025 and highlighted a new \u200cacademic \u200bpartnership between Italy\u2019s Sapienza University and Florida\u2019s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He met with Italian Prime \u2064Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss enhancing Florida-Italy relations and\u2062 encouraging investment from Italian \u2062businesses in Florida. DeSantis emphasized the growing presence of Florida in\u200d Italy and the benefits of strengthened economic ties for both regions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DeSantis poised to open trade office for Florida in Italy in 2025<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) was part of a delegation that traveled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/italy\/\" title=\"\">Italy<\/a> this week to forge trade deals between the country and his state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The governor was one of 85 representatives from the Sunshine State who traveled to Europe hoping to develop a myriad of economic opportunities for his state, according to reports. Experts in a variety of fields, including military and defense, higher education, transportation and logistics, and aerospace and aviation, among others, participated in the governor&rsquo;s international trade and economic development mission, which included stops in Milan, Turin, Viareggio, Florence, and Rome, Italy&rsquo;s capital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Italy is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/707461-florida-to-open-trade-office-in-italy-in-2025-gov-desantis-boasts\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> one of Florida&rsquo;s top 20 international trade partners. The European country and the Sunshine State account for &ldquo;$4.4 billion in annual bilateral trade.&rdquo; The desire to continue to boost bilateral economic opportunities while strengthening the bond between Florida and Italy in other areas is a mutually beneficial endeavor. DeSantis announced an academic and university partnership agreement between Italy&rsquo;s Sapienza University of Rome and Florida&rsquo;s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. DeSantis also encouraged Italian aerospace companies to pursue opportunities to develop economic pursuits in Florida, potentially strengthening the economy in his state and country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Florida is greatly expanding its Italian presence, and we are pleased to announce our newest international trade office will be in Italy,&rdquo; DeSantis said. &ldquo;Our brick-and-mortar presence here will continue the work of this trade mission in bringing more businesses, investment, and trade to Florida.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday for a strategy session to discuss ways to enhance the development of the relationship between Florida and Italy, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was great to discuss relations between Florida and Italy with the Prime Minister today in Rome. We hope that Florida and Italy&rsquo;s relationship continues to grow, and we welcome greater investment from Italian companies in our state,&rdquo; DeSantis <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/eog\/news\/press\/2024\/governor-ron-desantis-meets-italian-prime-minister-giorgia-meloni\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;We appreciate the Prime Minister hosting our trade delegation this week, and we are appreciative of her efforts to advance the interests of her country and her people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The yacht industry is another area where overlapping interests can provide mutually beneficial economic opportunities for the state and Italian country. Florida&rsquo;s commerce secretary touted the possibility of success during this trip, acknowledging Florida&rsquo;s position as a national leader in yacht building and the Italian city of Viareggio being the &ldquo;epicenter of the world yacht building industry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the Governor&rsquo;s leadership, this mission continues to be a success. Today was focused on Florida&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">nation-leading yacht building industry &#038;mdash<\/a>; 500 ship builders in total &mdash; who build more yachts than the rest of the nation combined,&rdquo;<strong> <\/strong>said Florida Commerce Secretary J. Alex Kelly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Viareggio is the epicenter of the world yacht building industry, and Florida is the epicenter of the yacht building industry outside of Italy,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;So today we strengthened this connection and demonstrated the powerful value that a new Italy-based SelectFlorida office would offer to both Florida&rsquo;s and Italy&rsquo;s marine industries job creators.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&rsquo;s trip comes less than a week after the 2024 presidential election. After rumors briefly suggested that the governor could serve in President-elect Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet, DeSantis was thrown back into the national spotlight after it was revealed that Trump would nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for Secretary of State. This leaves DeSantis responsible for appointing his replacement. Assuming Rubio accepts and is approved by the Senate, whomever DeSantis chooses as a replacement will serve until 2026. Then, a special election would determine who would serve the remaining two years of Rubio&rsquo;s term.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeSantis plans to establish a Florida trade office in Italy by 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2368184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DeSantis-Milton-preparation-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[16840,4980,5113,14683,44907],"class_list":["post-2368183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-16840","tag-desantis","tag-florida","tag-italy","tag-trade-office"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DeSantis-Milton-preparation-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368183"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368187,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368183\/revisions\/2368187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}