Gavin Newsom, China, San Francisco, before he was Governor

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/newsom-goes-to-china-not-for-vacation/1843680/

"San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is taking in the sights in Shanghai, China, but he is not on vacation……

….ChinaSF is a public-private partnership that is touted to help connect businesses in China and the Bay Area and assist Chinese companies looking to locate or invest in North America."

https://www.chinasf.org/about-us

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/A-busy-Newsom-connects-with-China-s-elite-2590264.php

Brown too:

https://apnews.com/article/873c232ac2754da4b78deca1125c7cb8