Labor Minister Martin Kocher and Economy Minister Margarete Schramböck (both ÖVP) wanted to start on Sunday with a working visit to the US, but Kocher had to pass on short notice. Because there is a corona case in his family environment, no risk should be taken. Kocher is represented by the general secretary of his house, Eva Landrichter. Otherwise, the travel program should go according to plan, a spokeswoman said Saturday evening.
Kocher himself is currently asymptomatic and a recent PCR test was negative. Schramböck and Landrichter are accompanied by representatives of the Foreign Trade Department of the Economic Chamber (WKÖ). In Washington, Cambridge near Boston and Linwood (North Carolina) there are meetings with politicians and representatives of American and Austrian companies and company visits.
Visit to vaccine manufacturer Moderna
The official program kicks off Monday with a visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Boston suburb of Cambridge. First, the local Koch Institute for Integrated Cancer Research introduces itself. Then there are lectures on Applied Science in Life Sciences at MIT’s Samberg Center. Then it goes to the (corona) vaccine manufacturer Moderna. A meeting is planned there with CEO Stephane Bancel and board members.
A meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative in President Joe Biden’s cabinet Katherine Tai is scheduled for Tuesday (local time) in Washington. There is also a meeting in the US capital with Biden adviser and former Secretary of Labor Seth Harris.
Before returning on Wednesday, we will head to North Carolina. Because there in Linwood near Lexington, a factory of the Tyrolean timber company Egger is visited. US Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh is also expected for talks and a factory tour. The signing of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Austria on dual training is also planned. Austria is internationally renowned for its apprenticeship system. Representatives of other Austrian companies such as Red Bull, Blum and Zimmer Austria are also expected at the Egger factory.
Source: Krone
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