U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to watch the launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket’s sixth test flight in Brownsville, Texas, on November 19, 2024.
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President Donald Trump has invited executives from some of America’s largest companies. tesla CEO Elon Musk apple CEO Tim Cook said: black rock CEO Larry Fink and boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is scheduled to take part in a trip to China this week, a White House official said.
He is also expected to join President Trump’s delegation for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. black stone stephen schwartzman cargill’s brian sykes Citigroup’s jane fraser coherent jim anderson GE Aerospace’s H. Lawrence Culp Jr. goldman sachs david solomon Illumina’s Jacob Theisen master card Michael Miebach meta platform Executive Dina Powell McCormick; micron technology Sanjay Mehrotra Qualcomm’s with Cristiano Amon visa Ryan McInerney spoke on condition of anonymity because the list has not been released.
spokesperson for Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins had been invited to travel by the White House, but said he was unable to attend due to the company’s earnings schedule.
The executives are scheduled to accompany President Trump on the trip, during which he has said he wants to secure a series of business and purchasing contracts with the Chinese government.
The summit’s agenda is expected to include trade, artificial intelligence, export controls, Taiwan and the war with Iran, and the talks come after weeks of heightened tensions between the two countries.
Conspicuous absences from attendees include: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer last week, “We should let the president announce whatever he decides to announce…If you’re invited, it’s a privilege and it’s a great honor to represent the United States.”
general motors, disney and alphabet These companies also include companies with interests in China but whose executives are not listed by the White House as scheduled to attend.
On Friday, Citigroup’s Fraser told CNBC’s Leslie Picker, “I think ‘engagement’ between our two economic powers is very important,” adding, “We all need that engagement to happen.”
