US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is looking forward to meeting "dynamic" and "influential" Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee next week during which she will discuss the progress made by West Bengal under her leadership and her take on India-Bangladesh ties. 

"I think she (Clinton) look forwards to seeing Chief Minister Banerjee -- one of India's dynamic women chief ministers," a senior Obama administration official said ahead of the Kolkata visit by the Secretary of State. As Secretary of State, this would be Clinton's first trip to Kolkata. She will be visiting Bangladesh and India from May 5 to 8.

"In Kolkata obviously we want to hear from one of the quite influential Chief Ministers," he said. The official involved in the planning of the trip saidClinton would like to hear from Banerjee the "progress" of West Bengal, since she was elected the Chief Minister and what she sees in terms of the business environment there.