Hyderabad|India|August'2011: A Five-member Advance planning team from the State of Maryland of USA called on the Chief Minister Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy here at Secretariat. The Governor of Maryland, Mr Martin O. Mally is scheduled to visit India in September this year leading a trade mission. As part of his visit, the Governor would be visiting Andhra Pradesh also.

The team discussed the areas of cooperation in the sectors of investment in Trade, Education, Tourism and Bio-Technology. It may be stated here that there are good number of people from Andhra Pradesh settled in the State of Maryland. The Chief Minister conveyed his happiness over the proposed visit and informed them that Andhra Pradesh would be welcoming the Governor and explore the possibilities of having business tie-up between the two States.


The delegation included Mr.Bob Walkewr, Assistant Secretary, Department of Business and Economic Development, Dr Rajan Natarajan, Deputy Secretary of State for Policy and External Affairs, Dr Pradeep Ganguly, Sr. Vice President, Economic Development Corporation, Prince George’s Country, Mr Elisha Pulivarti, Executive director, Maryland Business Roundtable and Mr Jessae Singh, President, Maximum Assisted Living, LLC. Mr. G. Kishan Reddy, BJP MLA also participated in the meeting.

Sister State Partnership: In another letter addressed to the Chief Minister, the Secretary of State of Maryland, Mr John Mc. Donaf, desired to have a Sister State Partnership between Maryland and Andhra Pradesh. For this, the Chief Minister Sri Kiran Kumar Reddy responded positively and conveyed the State’s willingness to participate as Sister-State Partnership.