Search

12 Jan 2026

Simon Harris to meet California governor Gavin Newsom during US visit

Simon Harris to meet California governor Gavin Newsom during US visit

The Tanaiste is to meet with California governor Gavin Newsom as part of a visit to the US state.

Simon Harris flew to California on Sunday for a visit his department is billing as “strengthening Ireland’s economic partnership with the United States”.

Mr Harris will meet with IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies in the sectors of tech, healthcare, and pharma.

His itinerary also includes meetings with Mr Newsom and the mayor of San Francisco Daniel Lurie.

Mr Newsom is considered to be a 2028 presidential hopeful for the Democrats.

Speaking before the visit, the Finance Minister said: “Ireland’s long-standing economic relationship with California is a cornerstone of our wider partnership with the United States.

“The economic partnership between our two countries supports prosperity and employment on both sides of the Atlantic, and this visit provides an opportunity to further deepen that relationship.

“The scale of two-way trade and investment between Ireland and the US underscores the strength of our economic ties.”

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.