Gov. Christie Plans First Official International trip

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie met today at the State House in Trenton with Dr. Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. Both Christie and Oren grew up in New Jersey. The Governor says he and his wife have decided that their first foreign travel as Governor and First Lady will be to Israel next year most likely in April.

Christie says, "There's a great, great, great long-term connection between New Jersey and Israel and I intend to make that as strong as I can."

Oren said his high school football team was a rival of Christie's school, but Christie's team always won. The Ambassador highlighted the similarities between New Jersey and Israel by explaining that they are virtually the same size and population, but he pointed out that New Jersey doesn't have tens of thousands of rockets on its borders and hostile nations all around. He expressed thanks for New Jersey's long standing support of Israel.