The German drugs and pesticides maker pledged to maintain its more than 9,000 U.S. jobs and add 3,000 new U.S. high-tech positions, Sean Spicer told reporters in a conference call following Trump's meeting with the chief executives of both companies last week.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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