Neil Donovan with Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman

On March 25-28, 2007 Neil Donovan became the 5th MBA Agribusiness Specialization student to accompany a Nebraska Governor on a foreign trade mission. Neil went with Nebraska's Governor Dave Heineman and representatives of Nebraska's beef, pork, wheat, corn, soybean, and dry bean industries. Gov. Heineman and members of the delegation toured a Cuban port, local bakery and market, in addition to meeting with Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba's National Assembly, and Felipe Perez Roque, Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

This was the Governor's third trip to Cuba and the fifth international trade mission of his administration. The trade mission was a success as Gov. Dave Heineman announced that Nebraska agricultural representatives signed contracts during the state's latest trade mission to Cuba to fulfill the $30 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) secured last spring. This was another successful trip for Nebraska ag producers. Plans are currently being made for the Governor to lead a trade mission to Asia in September of 2007.