Luca Berrone, who met Xi Jinping in 1985, was invited to visit him in Seattle during his upcoming state visit. Berrone accepted the invitation and posted the video greeting for Xi on social media.

Berrone, a general manager at industrial equipment manufacturer SACMI USA in Urbandale, Iowa, was a founding member of Iowa Sister States. Xi has invited Berrone to visit him in Seattle during his upcoming state visit. Berrone accepted the invitation and posted the video greeting for Xi on social media.