When governor-elect Kevin Stitt visited the White House this week and met with President Donald Trump, it wasn’t just a meet-and-greet opportunity for him.
He also used the visit to the nation’s capital to promote Oklahoma’s Port of Catoosa and encourage exportation of Oklahoma products. The discussion surrounding the eastern Oklahoma waterway came as Stitt met with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
“I also met with the Secretary of Commerce where we discussed ways to better utilize the Port of Catoosa and we discussed methods for leveraging our state’s Federal Opportunity Zones,” explained Stitt.
He also met with the US Trade ambassador, Robert E. Lighthizer.
“My time at the White House concluded by meeting with the Ambassador of Trade where I expressed my priority to increase exports of Oklahoma agriculture products and pursue larger international markets as we set our sights on expanding Oklahoma’s presence in the global marketplace,” added Stitt.
“It was an honor to join a bipartisan group of governor-elects and represent Oklahoma in a meeting with President Trump. I shared with the President about how his tax cuts and deregulation agenda is helping Oklahoma’s economy and how my administration will be focused on leveraging these federal accomplishments to grow and diversify our great state,” said Stitt in a statement after meeting with the President.
The White House
President Donald J. Trump
Vice President Mike Pence
Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President
Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President
Kellyanne Conway, Senior Counselor to the President
John DeStefano, Counselor to the President
Andrew Bremberg Director, Domestic Policy Council
Doug Hoelscher, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
Trump Administration
Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce
Secretary Alex Acosta, Department of Labor
Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Health and Human Services
Secretary Elaine Chao, Department of Transportation
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Department of Homeland Security
External Participants
Governor Mike Dunleavy, AK
Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, FL
Governor-elect Brian Kemp, GA
Governor-elect Lourdes “Lou” Leon Guerrero, GU
Governor-elect Brad Little, ID
Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker, IL
Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer, MI
Governor-elect Mike DeWine, OH
Governor-elect Kevin Stitt, OK
Governor-elect Kristi Noem, SD
Governor-elect Bill Lee, TN
Governor-elect Albert Bryan, USVI
Governor-elect Tony Evers, WI