PRESS RELEASE
SFPCG-PR-094-2021
CONSUL GENERAL FERRER EXPLORES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PH IN BOZEMAN
Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer met with Bozeman’s economic development director Brit Fontenot on 23 September 2021 on the side of the consular outreach services conducted by the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco on 22-25 September 2021 at the Music Hall of the Kimpton Armory Hotel in Bozeman, MT.
During the meeting, the Consul General informed Mr. Fontenot about the consular outreach mission in Montana, the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate, and the Consulate’s mandate to help promote the Philippines’ economic development as well as enhance scientific, educational and cultural exchanges and cooperation with the states under the Consulate’s jurisdiction.
In line with efforts to explore possible opportunities for the Philippines, Mr. Fontenot gave a briefing on Bozeman’s economy, its development priorities, as well as its challenges. Through such briefing and the exchanges that ensued, the following were identified as possible areas of cooperation: IT-BPM, agricultural technology, trade, bioscience, healthcare, education, entrepreneurship and innovation, and climate change adaptation practices.
The two sides committed to follow through on discussions regarding the identified areas for partnership and collaboration. – END