Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds Departing for Germany on Mission

Secretary of the convention, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds (IA) delivers remarks as RNC chairman at the second session of the 2012 Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)

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By Liz Blood

Story Created: Sep 21, 2012 at 5:46 PM CDT

Story Updated: Sep 21, 2012 at 5:48 PM CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds begins an economic and cultural mission to Germany on Saturday to discuss trade, transportation, energy, health care and education.

Reynolds will meet with business, educational, and medical leaders. Among government official she is scheduled to meet with are German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rosler and the U.S. Ambassador to Germany Philip Murphy.

Meetings will be in Dresden, Lommatzsch, Leipzig, and Berlin.

Organized by the National Lieutenant Governors Association, the seven-day mission includes five U.S. lieutenant governors and is hosted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a Germany-based group focusing on encouraging democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

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