Young visitor from Camano Island gets
turn at the rostrum of the state
senate.

Danielle Hall of Camano Island was a
special guest of Lt. Governor Owen on
the Senate rostrum on January 27. She
was visiting the state's capital with
her father, Charles Hall, at right. Dr.
Hall, an orthodontist in Stanwood, and
his family were among the many dentists
visiting Olympia as part of the
Washington State Dental Association's
Dental Action Day.
Owen greets new official from Taiwan

Lt. Governor Owen welcomed Andy Chin,
the new director general from the
Tapei Economic Economic and Cultural
Representative Office (TECO) in
Seattle to his office in Olympia on Jan.
27. The lieutenant governor bestowed
Chin with products from Washington.
Dairy ambassadors pay state Capitol a
visit

Lt. Governor Owen welcomed the 2011-2012
Washington State Dairy Ambassadors
to his office on Jan. 25. From left to
right: Washington State Alternate Dairy
Ambassador Kristen Wedam (Yakima
Valley), Washington State Dairy
Ambassador Shannon Rodeffer (Snohomish),
Lt. Governor Owen, and Washington State
Alternate Dairy Ambassador Emily Neff
(Marysville). The ambassadors,
representing Washington State Dairy
Women, later were welcomed by the state
Senate.
Owen testifies on U.S.-Canada border
and regulatory cooperation initiatives
Lt. Governor Owen provided lead-off
testimony Jan. 25 on
two White House initiatives related to
U.S.-Canadian cooperation before a
joint session of the state House and
State legislative committees that focus
on economic development and trade issues
(see
agenda). Sen. Jim Kastama, chair,
introduced the lieutenant governor, who
then spoke on the many linkages between
Washington state and Canada. His
testimony was followed by the testimony
of several visiting officials from
Canada. The Senate and House will
consider passage of joint memorials to
Congress in support of these
initiatives. Below, the Lt. Governor is
testifying with Denis Stevens, the
consul general of Canada, at right; and
John Les, member of the Legislative
Assembly and parliamentary secretary to
the Premier of British Columbia. (Video
courtesy of TVW, photo courtesy
Washington State Senate).

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