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Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY Former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr., has taken a new high-profile post in the state.
He was named the new chairman of World Trade Center Utah. The organization promotes international business development and works to raise the state’s global profile working in concert with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
“Ambassador Huntsman’s unparalleled international expertise, extensive business experience and substantial role in founding WTC Utah uniquely qualify him to serve the state and Utah business community in this capacity,” said outgoing Chairman Scott Anderson. “We are fortunate for his willingness to lead our efforts to make Utah the ‘crossroads of the world.’”
The ongoing pandemic has turned Washington’s annual Winternational event into an online, year-round phenomenon.
The festival, co-sponsored by The Washington Diplomat and other partners, is now a virtual marketplace celebrating the D.C.’s diverse diplomatic community and its artisan diaspora.
From Czech crystal bowls and Eritrean gold bracelets to Haitian coffee and Peruvian alpaca scarves, a world of choices awaits those hoping to buy something exotic and different this holiday season. Not surprisingly, masks are suddenly the hottest items among a selection normally dominated by handicrafts, jewelry, apparel and culinary fare.
“While the COVID-19 pandemic has presented our communities with profound challenges, it also presented a unique opportunity to re-imagine our signature event and evolve our partnership with the world’s largest diplomatic community,” said Andrew Gelfuso, director of World Trade Center Washington DC (WTCDC).