GOED's international trade and Diplomacy Office honored.

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Salt Lake City - The Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy (UCCD) honored the Internationa Trade and Diplomacy Office of the GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GOED) with a 2011 Citizen Diplomat Award. The annual award celebrates the efforts of diplomatic work by people across the state.

"Over; the past five years, Utah has been the only state in the nation to double its exports,'' says Spencer Eccles, executive director of GOED. "We are on track to meeting Governor Herbert's goal of establishing Utah as a premier global business destination. We have achieved much by hosting diplomatic emissaries from every part of the world and have turned those visits into economic opportunities for the state. This award is a testament to our international team's extraordinary...