The king and queen of the Netherlands are taking a day of their U.S. trip to visit Savannah, Georgia — a city that is both a historic gem and a growing powerhouse in global trade.
King Willem-Alexander , center, and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands are greeted by Mayor Van Johnson in Savannah, Ga., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The Dutch royals are visiting Georgia and New York during four-day U.S. tour that mixes stops at cultural sites with meetings focused on strengthening economic ties. – The king and queen of the Netherlands spent the second day of their U.S.
In Savannah, the king and queen were scheduled to get a crash course from local academics about the preservation of historic sites and buildings in a city founded by British colonists in 1733. They were also meeting with students at Savannah State University, Georgia's oldest historically Black public college.
Total trade between Georgia and the Netherlands totaled $2.9 billion last year, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The Dutch royals' four-day U.S. trip began Monday in Atlanta, where the king and queen met with Gov. Brian Kemp at Georgia's state Capitol, toured the burial site of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and visited a recording studio in a city known for hip-hop artists.
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