New York – The Lombardy Region is currently undertaking its World Expo Tour to promote the Universal Exhibition in Milan. The institutional mission, led by regional president Roberto Maroni, will begin tomorrow morning in New York, where he will meet with the local ICE Office director, Pierpaolo Celeste, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the penetration of Lombardy companies in the American market. On Friday, the Lombard delegation will be in Washington, where, on Capitol Hill, it will host a presentation on the event in the presence of the Minister for Economic Development Federica Guidi. On Saturday night, Maroni will speak at the 39th NIAF Gala, the traditional event of the National Italian American Foundation, which will be devoted, in view of Expo 2015, to Lombardy, named Region of Honor. (9Colonne)
