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04/19/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/19/2026 12:18

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent’s Meeting with Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

WASHINGTON - On Friday, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with Her Majesty Queen Máxima and Minister of Finance Eelco Heinen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Secretary Bessent thanked Queen Máxima and Minister Heinen for their support of the United States' G20 priorities and their leadership on financial literacy.

Secretary Bessent thanked Queen Máxima for her work as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health and for speaking earlier in the day at Secretary Bessent's G20 Fireside Chat on Global Financial Literacy, alongside World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Japanese Minister of Finance Satsuki Katayama. The Secretary, Queen, and Minister of Finance discussed ways to further advance global financial literacy, especially through private sector initiatives.

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