Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom share a special relationship embodied through common language, shared values, and mutual trust; Whereas there is an important shared history between the United States and the United Kingdom, with deep ties between the two economies; Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom have a shared commitment to mutual security objectives and the fight against global terrorism; Whereas the bilateral trade relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is the largest in the world; Whereas the largest cumulative direct foreign investor in the United States economy is the United Kingdom; Whereas every State in the United States has jobs created and sustained by British companies, supporting at least 900,000 jobs nationwide; Whereas British affiliate companies contribute to the United States gross domestic product, with $135,000,000,000 in value added; Whereas the United States and the United Kingdom are active participants in international organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, G–8, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization; Whereas trade between the United States and the United Kingdom remains important to both countries’ economic security, with the United Kingdom serving as one the largest markets for United States exports and one of the largest suppliers of United States imports; Whereas corporate assets invested by the United Kingdom into the United States total over $2,000,000,000,000; Whereas the United Kingdom is one of the closest allies of the United States; and Whereas the people of the United Kingdom voted, through a June 23, 2016, referendum, to leave the European Union: Now, therefore, be it