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• "YOUNG MEN! REMEMBER THIS DAY, FOR THIS DAY I GO
  TO THE HAGUE TO PUT SEED IN THE GROUND THAT MAY
  PRODUCE GOOD OR EVIL -- GOD KNOWS WHICH
• John Adams, the first US Ambassador to the
  Netherlands

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The Netherlands

• Population 16.2 million
• Land mass 13,000 square miles, 2xs the size of
  New Jersey
• Economic Growth 2002 (0.2), 2000 (3.3)
• Unemployment 4.1 (2002)
• 2/3rds of economy in services

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It is the Transatlantic economy
( trillions)
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US and Europe Thats Where Jobs Are
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US Foreign Investment Position, 2001
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Foreign Investment Positions in the United
States, 2001
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Top Five Foreign Investors in US,1994-2001
UNITED KINGDOM
JAPAN
GERMANY
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
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Foreign Direct Investment, Netherlands 1994-2001
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Foreign Investment per Capita in US, by Country
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BIG FOOTPRINT NETHERLANDS

• Total Assets of US Affiliates 459 billion
• Total Sales of US Affiliates 182 billion
• Total Number of Employees half a million
  (561,000) working in 2,370 branches of Dutch
  companies

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ARE THEY ONLY RED AND BLUE?

• 2000
• ING acquires ReliaStar Financial Corporation
  (6.0 billion)
• Unilever acquires Slim-Fast Foods (2.3 billion)
• Unilever acquires Ben and Jerrys Ice cream (326
  million)
• 1999
• Aegon acquires TransAmerica Corporation (10.8
  billion)
• VNU acquires Nielsen Media Research (2.8 billion)
• Royal Numico acquires General Nutrition Companies
  (2.5 billion)
• Philips acquires VLSI Technology Inc (1.2
  billion)
• 1998
• Royal Ahold acquires Giant Food Inc. (2.8 billion)

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NEW YORK Employment from Dutch Investment 50,500
Dutch Investment 3.3 billion
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CALIFORNIA Employment from Dutch Investment
37,500 Dutch Investment 15.8 billion
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TEXAS Employment from Dutch Investment
29,700 Dutch Investment 12.8 billion
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GEORGIA Employment from Dutch Investment
29,400 Dutch Investment 2.6 billion
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MASSACHUSETTS Employment from Dutch Investment
28,400 Dutch Investment 2.5 billion
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PENNSYLVANIA Employment from Dutch Investment
28,300 Dutch Investment 1.4 billion
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MARYLAND Employment from Dutch Investment
25,000 Dutch Investment 2.5 billion
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SOUTH CAROLINA Employment from Dutch Investment
21,900 Dutch Investment 1.3 billion
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ILLINOIS Employment from Dutch Investment
21,000 Dutch Investment 3.7 billion
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FLORIDA Employment from Dutch Investment
20,000 Dutch Investment 2.2 billion
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CONNECTICUT Employment from Dutch Investment
19,500 Dutch Investment 1.2 billion
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D STATES, R STATES, AND NOW EVEN ???
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Orange states 5000 employed by Dutch firms
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IN OTHER WORDS

• The Netherlands is the top foreign employer in
  Connecticut, Maryland, and South Carolina
• The second largest foreign investor in
  California
• The top investor in Louisiana, Rhode Island, and
  DC
• Among the top three investors in Connecticut,
  Massachusetts, Maryland, California, Texas,
  Colorado, Puerto Rico, Kansas, and New Mexico

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Meet the Dutch 2003
The Royal Netherlands Embassy gratefully
acknowledges the following sponsors for their
gracious support