Gov. Mike Dunleavy is shown at a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 in Anchorage. (Mark Thiessen | Associated Press)

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is shown at a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 in Anchorage. (Mark Thiessen | Associated Press)

Dunleavy among new leaders to meet with Trump

The meeting is the “first of many opportunities to work in concert with the president.”

ANCHORAGE — Officials in Gov. Dunleavy’s office say he will be meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday.

Officials said Monday that Dunleavy and 12 other newly elected governors and territorial governors will participate in the Washington, D.C., meeting.

Dunleavy says in a statement that the meeting is the “first of many opportunities to work in concert with the President and federal officials on advancing my administration’s priorities, like bringing new jobs and investment to Alaska.”

• This is an Associated Press report.

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