US-based companies may be keen to tap mineral assets of Odisha, US ambassador to India Nancy Jo Powell said.
Powell held discussions with chief minister Naveen Patnaik on agriculture, commerce and education, the potential sectors for trade ties between Odisha and US.
Earlier, Powell, who is on a two-day visit to the state, inaugurated an American Study Centre at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a constituent of the city-based KIIT university.
The study centre, which will function at KISS in collaboration with Ravenshaw University, is the 41st such centre in the country and the first in the state.
Powell also attended the certificate distribution ceremony for the students of English Access Micro Scholarship Programme.
She gave away certificates to the students who have successfully completed the programme.
Addressing the students, she said, “As English is the most widely spoken language of the world, it is very important for all to learn and speak the language.”
