{"id":283792,"date":"2026-01-14T11:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/283792\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:44:11","slug":"simon-harris-has-warm-and-constructive-meeting-with-gavin-newsom-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/283792\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Harris has \u2018warm and constructive\u2019 meeting with Gavin Newsom \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">T\u00e1naiste <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/simon-harris\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/simon-harris\/\">Simon Harris<\/a> said he had \u201ca warm and constructive discussion on a variety of key issues\u201d with governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/california\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/california\/\">California<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Harris is on an official visit to California, meeting business leaders and politicians. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Minister for Finance said he was \u201cvery pleased\u201d to meet Mr Newsom and \u201creflect on the close and long-standing relationship that has been forged between Ireland and California over many years\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Newsom, a vocal critic of US president Donald Trump, is considered to be a 2028 presidential hopeful for the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cThe relationship between Ireland and California is one of real depth and mutual respect, characterised by two-way investment, job creation and close collaboration across technology, life sciences and financial services,\u201d Mr Harris said in a statement after the meeting in Sacramento. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cGovernor Newsom and I took the opportunity to discuss the powerful people-to-people links that underpin this unique partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Noting that more than 2.3 million Californians claim Irish ancestry, including a significant Irish community in San Francisco, Mr Harris said these personal connections \u201ccontinue to strengthen our economic and cultural ties\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The T\u00e1naiste is meeting senior business and industry leaders from tech, healthcare and pharma sectors during his ongoing visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He and Mr Newsom also discussed \u201cthe huge opportunities Ireland offers California as a gateway to Europe\u201d, a statement noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Harris said his visit represents an opportunity to \u201cconsider how we can continue to strengthen our co-operation in the years to come\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"T\u00e1naiste Simon Harris said he had \u201ca warm and constructive discussion on a variety of key issues\u201d 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