‘US Consulate Will Promote American Firms’ Access To AP

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government is looking for a lot of investments and the US Consulate General in Hyderabad is eager to promote American firms’ access to the state, said Consul General Jennifer Larson here on Thursday.

The Consul General noted that she recently met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and ministers to talk about the kind of cooperation the consulate could facilitate. “I had a chance to come and meet with the new government six weeks ago, meet various ministers, meet with the CM, and we talked about the type of cooperation we can do in Andhra Pradesh, and they are looking for a lot of investments,” Larson said on the sidelines of a human trafficking seminar.

According to the diplomat, several top US companies operating out of Hyderabad, which are growing by the week, would look at the southern state with interest as to how the business landscape would develop, ease of doing business aspect and good business incentives, among others. Highlighting that the US shares a strong relationship with Andhra Pradesh along with Telangana, Larson noted that 40 per cent of Indian students in the US originate from the Telugu states.