Governor, his wife, his mother, and grandson on "official state visit"

<p>According to the Governor's Office, it's an official state visit to Taipei at the request of the Taipei president. According to Adelup, Governor Felix Camacho will spend time speaking with government and private sector leaders about the opportunities that Guam has to offer them. </p>

September 29, 2009Updated: May 12, 2009

By KUAM News

According to the Governor's Office, it's an official state visit to Taipei at the request of the Taipei president. According to Adelup, Governor Felix Camacho will spend time speaking with government and private sector leaders about the opportunities that Guam has to offer them.

Joining the chief executive on this official state visit are the First Lady, the governor's mother and grandson, as well as representatives from the island's business community and GEDA along with the governor's deputy chief of staff Shawn Gumataotao.

Funded by the Taipei government:

Felix P. Camacho, Governor of Guam
Joann G. Camacho, First Lady of Guam
Lourdes Camacho, Former First Lady of Guam
David Tydingco, Chairman, Guam Museum Foundation
E. Shawn Gumataotao, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Guam
Diane Cruz, Chief of Protocol, Office of the Governor of Guam
Gloria Perez, Executive Secretary, Office of the Governor of Guam

Governor Camacho pays for his grandson:

Colin Camacho, grandson of Governor & Mrs. Camacho

GEDA oficials pay their own way:

Ricardo Duenas, Member, Board of Directors, GEDA
Arnold Jose, Member, Board of Directors, GEDA

All others pays out of their pocket:

Fong Wu, President, Sunny Wholesale
George Lai, President, Quality Distributors
Dr. Hiro Kurashina, President Advisor, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Guam
Alice Chou, Director, Member, United Chinese Association Guam

The majority of the Guam delegation leaves Taipei on Saturday, while the governor and shawn leave Sunday. upon departure from Taipei, the Governor and Shawn will head to Washington DC to tesitfy on China Visa Waivers.