BHUBANESWAR: Special Representative of Global Inter-governmental Affairs of the US Department of State Reta Jo Lewis on Thursday met members of the business community of the State with the objective of fostering and promoting trade ties.Lewis, who is on a visit to Orissa, interacted with the members of the Indo American Chamber of Commerce. A reception was hosted in her honour and she was treated to cultural programmes and Odissi performed by Sujata Mohapatra. Her visit would strengthen the ties between Orissa and the US by helping the chapter and its members in establishing business links with the USA, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce chairman (IACC) Chairman Dibyalok Patnaik said.Lewis also visited the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and interacted with the students. She went around the English Access Micro Scholarship Programme Centre functioning in KISS with assistance from the US Government. KISS Founder Achyuta Samanta was present.
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