{"id":3194,"date":"2022-10-10T21:37:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:36:13","slug":"bcic-hosts-british-consulate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/bcic-hosts-british-consulate\/","title":{"rendered":"BCIC, RSTEC to host Virtual Tour of RGV Border Region for British Consulate"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROWNSVILLE, Texas \u2013 From River Thames to the Rio Grande, the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporations (BCIC) and the Rio South Texas Economic Council (RSTEC) are set to host a virtual tour of the Rio Grande Valley border region for the British Consulate General in Houston.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are essentially taking what would have been an in-person tour of Brownsville, into a full week long virtual event that showcases the unlimited possibilities of our borderplex region,\u201d says Nathan Burkhart, BCIC Director of Marketing & Small Business Development. \u201cWe\u2019re working with our regional partners and neighboring economic development organizations to showcase the best that the Valley has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

With current social distancing measures continuing to disrupt travel, the event will be held online and will include a number of local and international economic development organizations, elected officials, and community leaders.<\/p>\n

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I look forward to speaking with a broad range of different people to get a real sense of the issues, challenges and opportunities in this fascinating region…<\/h3>\n

Richard Hyde<\/strong>
\nHer Majesty\u2019s Consul General in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI am excited to tour, virtually, the important border region of the Rio Grande Valley. The UK is the largest foreign investor in Texas. I look forward to discussing the economic development opportunities a US-UK Free Trade Agreement could bring to the area and how we might increase further the UK-Texas trading relationship. Most importantly I look forward to speaking with a broad range of different people to get a real sense of the issues, challenges and opportunities in this fascinating region,\u201d says Richard Hyde, Her Majesty\u2019s Consul General in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. \u201cI hope that this will be the first of many engagements between the British Consulate General and the Rio Grande Valley. A virtual visit can never replace a real visit, and I look forward to visiting properly as soon as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The virtual business trip by the United Kingdom\u2019s Consul General in Houston will be the first official visit ever \u2013 virtual or otherwise \u2013 by a British diplomat to the Rio Grande Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Great Britain is not only a major player in global trade, but is also Texas\u2019 largest source of Foreign Direct Investment, Consul General Hyde\u2019s virtual visit to our region is not only a reaffirmation of the Special Relationship between Great Britain and the USA, but also important to the strengthening of the global connection our region enjoys at the heart of the North American supply chain,\u201d says Matt Z. Ruszczak, RSTEC Executive Director.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another example of collaboration and teamwork at play in the RGV,\u201d says Nathan Burkhart, BCIC Director of Marketing & Small Business Development. \u201cWe first saw this with the emergence of our regional MPO, and we are now seeing more collaboration on the economic development side.\u201d<\/p>\n

The invite only event will take place Monday, October 19th through the 23rd. For more information please contact Nathan Burkhart at nburkhart@bcic.us or at 956-459-2123.<\/p>\n

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