Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a gathering of American governors next Friday.
He'll deliver a speech to more than 30 governors at the Rhode Island meeting of the National Governors Association, and is also expected to participate in less formal events like discussion forums.
This year's annual gathering has two themes -- technology and trade. It's the latter that will be of particularly pressing interest to Canada's government, just a few days before the Trump administration is expected to publish its negotiating positions for a new North American Free Trade Agreement. After that, negotiations are slated to begin between the U-S, Mexico and Canada in about a month.
Trudeau's office also put out a statement yesterday, confirming his intention to deliver a keynote speech in Rhode Island on July 14th.