Scott to go on Argentina trade mission

BY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Gov. Rick Scott is heading to Argentina this spring as part of a trade mission. Scott spokeswoman Jackie Schutz confirmed Thursday that the governor will go on the mission, scheduled for April 23 to April 27, to Buenos Aires. It will be Scott's first international trip on behalf of the state since he touched down in London last July for the Farnborough International Air Show. Scott took a number of international trips during his first term, with excursions to Panama, Canada, Brazil, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Chile, France and Japan. Travel in his second term has mostly been related to job recruitment from other states. Manny Mencia, senior vice president of international trade and development for the public-private Enterprise Florida, said Wednesday that Scott had been considering the Argentina trip. “This is a market that for 10 years has been dead for American companies and is just opening up significantly,” Mencia said.