Baltimore, 13 July, 2009 - On Tuesday, June 23rd, Her Excellency Mrs. Renée Jones-Bos, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United States, was hosted by Brett A. Halsey, President & NAFTA Regional Director, at the Atradius Trade Credit Insurance, Inc. Head Office in Baltimore, MD.
Part of the Atradius NAFTA Government Affairs Initiative, Ambassador Jones-Bos expressed her interest to visit ATCI as one of the premier Dutch multinational financial services companies in the US.
During the visit, the Ambassador was introduced to the commercial and risk aspects of Atradius US operations by the local senior management as well as the overview of the current economic cycle and the demonstrated commitment of Atradius to its customers.
The diplomatic visit also emphasized the strategic importance of American markets as the
Following the visit, Brett Halsey commented: “we were both pleased and honored to host the Dutch Ambassador to the US welcoming both the opportunity to foster our ever stronger relationship with the Dutch Government and their recognition of Atradius as a major facilitator of the cross Atlantic trade between the US, the Netherlands and Europe”.
Government Affairs Initiative (GAI), pioneered and spearheaded by Vladimir Škero, NAFTA Regional Project Director, is a region wide effort to establish, form, and manage relationships with different government and intergovernmental institutions and organizations, recognizing their ever increasing importance and leverage in the light of the existing economic environment, in order to provide Atradius with both commercial and regulatory edge in the NAFTA Markets. The initial project started with the establishment and cooperative relationship with the Dutch Government, both in
The Atradius Group provides trade credit insurance, bonding and collections services worldwide, and has a presence in 42 countries. Its products and services aim to help reduce its customers’ exposure to buyers who cannot pay for the products and services they purchase. With total income of more than EUR 1.8 billion and a market share of approximately 31% of the global trade credit insurance market, products of Atradius contribute to the profitability of companies throughout the world by protecting them from payment risks associated with selling products and services on credit. With 160 offices, Atradius has access to credit information on 52 million companies worldwide and makes more than 22,000 trade credit limit decisions daily.
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