San Francisco welcomes delegation from Karnataka led by the Honorable Minister for Industries, Mr. Murugesh Nirani

A high level delegation from Karnataka is visiting the Bay Area from September 24th to 26th to promote investment and further the implementation of the Sister City MOUs signed during Mayor Newsom’s trip to Bangalore in November, 2009.

The Delegation includes Murugesh R. Nirani, Honorable Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Dr. K.V. Raju, Economic Advisor to the Chief Minister, K. Jothiramalingam, Principal Secretary of Commerce & Industries, Dr. Raj Kumar Khatri, Secretary of Infrastructure Development, and M. Maheshwar Rao, Commissioner for Industrial Development and Director of Industries & Commerce.

The San Francisco-Bangalore Sister City Initiative is greeting the Delegation and facilitating a variety of meetings and conferences for them at The Bay Area Council, the Bay Area Economic Institute, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and TiE Silicon Valley. Mayor Lee will welcome the Delegation at City Hall.