Nixon cancelled the trip and did not address Kinder’s request.

The rules governing who’s in charge when a governor is traveling vary from state to state.

For example, a provision of North Carolina’s constitution automatically elevates the lieutenant to acting governor when the full-time chief executive is absent from the state.

A similar scenario has been in California law since 1849. It says a governor must be within the state borders to have the powers of the office.

Parson departs for France Saturday as part of a trade mission to Europe that includes stops in Germany and Switzerland.

In what will be his first overseas trip since taking off last year, the Republican will retrace the steps taken by his predecessors during a visit to the Paris Air Show.

Nixon and Blunt also attended the air show to highlight Missouri’s aerospace industry, which includes Boeing Co. and its St. Louis-made F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.

Greitens was scheduled to go in 2017, but canceled after he called lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session.

The air show is set to get underway on Monday.