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Scotland's International Framework: US engagement strategy
This document outlines our strategic objectives for engagement with the US.
US and Scotland
Collaboration between the US and Scotland in:
- Trade and Investment
- Education
- Public Diplomacy and Governmental Exchange
- Diaspora Engagement
- Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Statistics / Facts / Information
- US is Scotland's biggest source of inward investment
- Scottish Exports to the US were worth an estimated £4.6 billion in 2015
- US accounts for 15.9% of total Scottish exports
- Daily direct flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow
- 5 Scottish Development International offices in Boston, New York, Chicago, Houston and San Jose
- At November 2016, 550 US owned enterprises operating in Scotland, employing 102,810 with turnover of £33.749 billion
- 187 Globalscots
- In 2015, 32,000 of Scotland's population born in North America
- In 2015, 21,000 of Scotland's population with North American nationality
- Scotland's second most important source of international students for higher education
- 4,280 American students studying in Scotland in 2015/16
- 257 Saltire Scholarships awarded to students between 2011 and 2016
- Scotland's National Performing Companies tour productions to the US annually
- In 2009, the Scottish Ten digitally recorded Mount Rushmore, South Dakota as the projects first international site.
- Transatlantic Sessions feature annually in Celtic Connections
- 409,000 visits to Scotland from US in 2015, with a total spend of £391 million over 3.88 million nights
- Scale models of Andy Scott's 'The Kelpies' were exhibited at the prestigious Chicago Sculpture International and displayed at New York's Bryant Park
- Scottish Government staff based in the Scottish Affairs Office, Washington
- US Consulate based in Edinburgh
Contact
Email: Geoff Pope
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