These companies will exchange ideas with partners from the US about expanding economic cooperation and addressing social challenges. A delegation of CEOs from the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) will also participate in this trip to California and Texas. Parallel to this working visit, there will be a trade mission to San Francisco and Los Angeles featuring companies from the life sciences & health sector and the urban mobility & cycling sector. The United States is our most important partner within NATO and is also a major partner when it comes to global challenges like climate change, the energy transition, mobility, urbanization and healthcare. In addition, transatlantic cooperation is essential for safeguarding the security and prosperity of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. California and Texas are the fifth-largest and ninth-largest economies in the world and, in that light, attractive partners for the Netherlands for deeper economic cooperation. The Netherlands is Texas’ leading EU trading partner. This working visit underscores the strong economic ties the Netherlands has with California and Texas. The trip will also include the participation of Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robert Dijkgraaf Aruban Minister of Economic Affairs, Communication and Sustainable Development Geoffrey Wever Aruban Minister of Public Health and Tourism Dangui Oduber and Dutch Minister for the Environment Vivianne Heijnen. Head of State, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will be accompanied by Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher. His Majesty King Willem-Alexander* and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will pay a working visit to San Francisco and Silicon Valley (California) and Austin and Houston (Texas) from September 6-9, 2022.

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