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Bydd Aelodau’n ymwybodol fy mod wedi arwain taith fasnach i San Francisco yr wythnos diwethaf, er mwyn hyrwyddo Cymru a chwilio am gyfleoedd i ddatblygu cysylltiadau cryfach â busnesau UDA, a’u hannog i ystyried sefydlu eu gweithrediadau Prydeinig neu Ewropeaidd yng Nghymru.  

Unol Daleithiau America yw’r brif gyrchfan unigol ar gyfer allforion y DU ac mae’n un o brif farchnadoedd masnach rhyngwladol Cymru. Mae gennym hanes llwyddiannus o ddenu buddsoddiadau tramor sylweddol ac erbyn hyn ydym yn lleoliad o bwysigrwydd Ewropeaidd ar gyfer electroneg, afioneg, cynhyrchion fferyllol, gweithgynhyrchu gwerth uchel, gwasanaethau ariannol ac yswiriant.

Mae arfordir gorllewinol UDA yn feithrinfa i’r dechnoleg fwyaf blaenllaw yn y byd ac mae yno gyfleoedd mawr i gwmnïau o Gymru, yn enwedig mewn gwyddorau bywyd a’r diwydiannau creadigol – meysydd yr ydym ni Gymry’n rhagori ynddynt.

San Francisco yw’r man gorau i ni agor swyddfa, ac fe gyhoeddais hynny yn ystod fy ymweliad. Bydd ein presenoldeb yn San Francisco’n ein galluogi i hyrwyddo Cymru’n barhaus ledled yr ardal. Rydym ar ganol recriwtio unigolyn addas i redeg y swyddfa honno ac yn gobeithio penodi rhywun o fewn rhyw fis.

Daeth 18 o fasnachwyr o Gymru gyda mi ar y daith hon, yn cynrychioli 19 o gwmnïau  gan gynnwys gwasanaethau fferyllol, cwmni cynhyrchu offer meysydd chwarae, cerddoriaeth a’r celfyddydau a chydrannau ceir. Roedd rhai wedi bod i San Francisco o’r blaen ac eraill yn ymweld â’r farchnad hon am y tro cyntaf. Roedd pawb yn y grŵp yn pwysleisio bod angen i lywodraeth a byd busnes weithio gyda’i gilydd ac roedd llawer yn teimlo bod y daith fasnach hon wedi rhagori ar eu disgwyliadau o ran y cysylltiadau a wnaed. Roedd bod yn rhan o grŵp yn helpu \- nid yn unig o ran gwerthu cynnyrch neu wasanaethau ond hefyd i werthu Cymru.

Mae rhai o’r busnesau wedi sefydlu cysylltiadau addawol ar gyfer y dyfodol ac eraill wedi canfod cyfleoedd a allai gymryd mwy o amser i’w datblygu. Byddwn yn cadw mewn cysylltiad â phob un ohonynt dros y misoedd nesaf i weld sut mae’r diddordebau hyn yn datblygu.

Yn ystod yr ymweliad cefais gwrdd â nifer o fusnesau sydd eisoes â phresenoldeb yng Nghymru.  Un o’r rheini oedd Hydro Industries, sydd â safle yn Llangennech, ac roeddwn yn falch o gyhoeddi bod y cwmni wedi llofnodi cytundeb gyda chwmni T\&T Salvage, Houston. Hedfanodd Llywydd ac Is\-lywydd y cwmni draw i San Francisco i selio’r cytundeb hwn. Yn ei sgil, bydd cynhyrchion unigryw o Gymru yn cael eu hallforio i bob rhan o’r Unol Daleithiau. Rhagwelir y bydd tua 100 o swyddi yn cael eu creu yn Llangennech. O’r rheini bydd 70% wedi’u lleoli’n barhaol yn Llangennech a’r gweddill, er eu bod wedi’u cyflogi’n lleol, yn cael eu hanfon i weithio mewn sefyllfaoedd achub morol ac eraill yn gweithio ar ymchwil a datblygu.

Cynhaliwyd cyfarfodydd gyda chwmnïau eraill hefyd, e.e. gyda Hewlett Packard i drafod cyfleoedd posibl yng Nghymru yn y dyfodol; FireEye, cwmni seiber\-ddiogelwch; RocketSpace, sy’n darparu gofod swyddfa i gwmnïau newydd sydd wedi derbyn cyllid had; Hydra DX sydd eisoes yn gweithio gyda Phrifysgol Bangor; a Silicon Valley Bank er mwyn chwilio am gyfleoedd i gleientiaid fuddsoddi mewn busnesau o Gymru. Bûm ar ymweliad â Chanolfan Ymchwil Mission Bay hefyd – canolfan sy’n ceisio gwella cystadleurwydd California yn genedlaethol a ledled y byd drwy sefydlu partneriaethau datblygu’r economi a chreu swyddi o amgylch clystyrau ymchwil penodol.

Bûm yn trafod â chynrychiolwyr swyddfa’r Llywodraethwr ac â Maer San Francisco, Edwin Lee.  Dros frecwast gwaith, cefais gyfle hefyd i gwrdd â chynrychiolwyr o fyd chwaraeon a busnes sydd â phrofiad o gynnal a rheoli digwyddiadau mawr yn ardal San Francisco – Cwpan America, Cystadleuaeth Golff Agored America a’r Super Bowl. Gwahoddais gynrychiolwyr o’r cyfryngau ac o fusnesau teithio i ginio arbennig er mwyn dangos iddynt yr hyn sydd gan Gymru i’w gynnig i ymwelwyr. Roedd sawl un wedi bod i Gymru eisoes ac wedi ysgrifennu am eu profiadau cadarnhaol mewn llyfrau teithio ac erthyglau a gyhoeddwyd yn UDA.  

Mae nifer o gyfleoedd wedi codi yn sgil yr ymweliad masnach hwn ac mae’n bwysig ein bod yn gwneud yn fawr ohonynt er mwyn rhoi Cymru ar y map. Fel cenedl fach, allwn ni ddim cyrraedd pob gwlad yn y byd; mae angen inni ganolbwyntio ein hymdrechion ar y marchnadoedd sy’n cynnig y cyfleoedd gorau i’n prifysgolion a’n busnesau ni. All hyn ddim digwydd yng Nghymru yn unig – mae’n rhaid inni gael ein gweld yn y marchnadoedd hyn a’r unig ffodd i wneud hynny yw cymryd yr amser i ymweld â’r gwledydd i hyrwyddo Cymru gymaint ag y gallwn.  


  






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Members will be aware that I was in San Francisco last week with a trade mission to promote Wales and explore opportunities for us to develop stronger links and encourage US businesses to consider Wales as a suitable place to set up a base for their UK or EU operations.


The United States is the largest single destination for UK exports and is one of the biggest markets for Wales in terms of international trade.   We have a strong record of attracting significant foreign investment and have become a hub in Europe for electronics, avionics, pharmaceuticals, high\-value manufacturing, financial services and insurance.


The West Coast is the technology capital of the world and presents major opportunities for Wales and Welsh companies, particularly in the fields of life sciences and creative industries, areas where Wales has strengths.  


San Francisco presents the best place on the West Coast for us to open an office and this was announced during my visit.  Our presence in San Francisco will provide the opportunity for Wales to be promoted continuously throughout the area.  We are in the process of recruiting a suitable person to run that office and we hope to make the appointment in the next month or so.  


I was accompanied by a Welsh trade mission of 18 trade missioners, representing 19 companies – including pharmaceutical services, a playground equipment manufacturer, music \& the arts, a car components manufacturer.  Some had visited San Francisco before while others were visiting the market for the first time.  The group stressed the importance of government and business working together and several felt that the trade mission had exceeded expectations in terms of contacts made.  Being part of a group helped to not only sell their products or services but sell Wales as well.


Some have promising leads for future business, while others have opportunities that may take longer.  We will be keeping in touch with them over the coming months to monitor how these interests develop.


During the visit I met a number of companies with existing operations in Wales.  Among these were Hydro Industries, which is based in Llangennech and I was pleased to announce that the company has signed a joint venture with T\&T Salvage based in Houston.  Both the President and Vice President of T\&T flew to San Francisco to complete the deal which will see unique products developed in Wales have an impact throughout the United States market.  It is forecast that about 100 jobs will be created at Llangennech with about 70% being permanently based there, the remainder, while employed locally, deployed to salvage operations and others being engaged in research and development activity.


Other meetings included discussions with Hewlett Packard to discuss future opportunities in Wales; FireEye, a cyber security company; RocketSpace which is an accelerator workspace for seed\-funded technology start\-ups; Hydra DX which is already working with Bangor University; and Silicon Valley Bank to explore opportunities for its clients to invest in Welsh business.  I also visited the Mission Bay Research Hub which is designed to enhance California’s national and global competitiveness by stimulating partnerships, economic development, and job creation around specific research clusters.


I met representatives from the Governor’s office and the Mayor of San Francisco, Edwin Lee.  I hosted a working breakfast for key sports and business executives who have experience of managing major events in the San Francisco area – America’s Cup, US Open and the Super Bowl.  I also hosted a lunch for representatives of the media and travel trade to set out what Wales has to offer for visitors.  A number of them had already visited Wales and reported positive experiences, some of these had been included in travel books and articles that have been published in the US.


The visit identified a number of opportunities that we must follow up if we want to make the most of putting Wales on the map.  As a small nation we cannot cover every country in the world so we need to focus our efforts in the markets that present the best opportunities for our universities and businesses.  This cannot be done solely from Wales – we have to be visible in markets and the only way to do that is to take the time and visit to promote Wales to the fullest extent.