Consul General Ferrer Explores Cooperation with Alaska’s Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development

CONSUL GENERAL FERRER EXPLORES COOPERATION WITH ALASKA’S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Consul General Neil Ferrer poses with Commissioner Julie Sande of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (San Francisco PCG photo)

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Consul General Neil Ferrer met with Commissioner Julie Sande of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development on 16 September 2024 at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco.

Consul General Neil Ferrer discusses with Commissioner Julie Sande possible areas for cooperation between the Philippines and Alaska. (San Francisco PCG photo)

Consul General Ferrer and Commissioner Sande discussed possible areas for cooperation between the Philippines and Alaska, including exchange programs in the university education system, energy resource development, trade and investment, healthcare, and tourism.

Consul General Ferrer emphasized the importance of enhancing the engagements with Alaska because of the large presence of the Filipino-American community in the State. He noted the long history of interaction between Filipinos and Alaskans.

Commissioner Sande shared some of the programs by which Alaska is focused on expanding. These include the construction of additional liquified natural gas (LNG) pipelines, increasing trade and investment engagements, and venturing into mariculture, including seaweed production. END

L-R: Philippine Trade and Investment Commissioner Anne Marie Kristine Umali, Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil, Consul General Neil Ferrer, Commissioner Julie Sande, and Deputy Commissioner Micaela Fowler. (San Francisco PCG photo)