Wheeler Leads State Trade Delegation To China

By Amelia Templeton | May 19, 2010 4:41 p.m. | Updated: June 16, 2010 11:56 p.m. | Portland, OR

State treasurer Ted Wheeler will lead an Oregon trade delegation to Asia. Governor Kulongoski was supposed to be on the two-week trip. But he developed a hemorrhage in his eye, and doctors told him to avoid flying while it heals. Wheeler spoke to OPB’s Think Out Loud from the plane.Ted Wheeler: "I'm traveling with representatives from Nike, PGE and Business Oregon and the Department of Agriculture to go over there and cement some relationships and hopefully go over there and develop jobs for Oregon."     The delegation will visit Japan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong. Wheeler was appointed state treasurer after Ben Westlund died in March. Wheeler won the Democratic primary for the post Tuesday night. He’ll run against republican Chris Telfer in November.

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