Scotland's International Framework: US engagement strategy

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