In 2021, Dutch-US economic ties supported an estimated 955,000 American jobs, and an estimated 77,000 of those jobs were based in California.Įach of these figures is an 11% increase from 2020. When examining US trading partners on a global scale, the Netherlands is the trading partner with which the United States has the largest trading surplus. The Netherlands and the United States enjoy a long-standing and robust partnership that creates jobs, sound investments, and opportunities for both nations. While the King and Queen are in California, a trade mission of more than 100 Dutch companies from the fields of life sciences and health, urban mobility, and cycling will be on a parallel visit to San Francisco and Los Angeles. For example, the Netherlands and California have been working together for years to address climate change, and this visit will broaden their cooperation beyond climate change to include circular economy issues. California and the Netherlands take a leading role in many of these issues. The United States is the Netherlands’ most important partner within NATO and is also a major partner when it comes to global challenges like climate change, energy transition, mobility, urbanization, and healthcare. The King and Queen’s visit to California underscores the Dutch belief that transatlantic cooperation is essential for safeguarding the security and prosperity of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Their visit focuses on finding smart solutions for global challenges such as climate change, mobility, health care and agriculture. During the visit, the King and Queen will meet with elected officials including Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor London Breed, as well as with business and community leaders and academics.
While in the US, the royal couple will visit San Francisco and Silicon Valley on September 6 and 7. Queen Máxima and Mayor London Breed raise the Dutch flag over San Francisco City Hall.
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