King opens ChemTech Center of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons News Release | 19-04-2023 | 10:00 Opening ChemTech Center van Organisatie voor het Verbod op Chemische Wapens | Activiteit | Het Koninklijk Huis King opens ChemTech Center of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | News Release | The Royal Family His Majesty the King will open the Chemistry and Technology Center, the ChemTech Center, of the Organization for …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 April, 2023 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: OPCW
On 29 and 30 March 2023 the Netherlands will be one of the co-hosts of the second Summit for Democracy, organized by the United States. The other co-hosts are Costa Rica, Zambia and South Korea. Around the world, democracy and human rights are under threat. Together, we must do everything we can to ensure that …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 March, 2023 | Topics: embassy, Events, Featured Event, Human Rights, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Summit for Democracy
Are you a young woman aged 15-19 and ready to join a global network of leaders standing up for the rights of women and girls around the world? Are you ready to work on your leadership skills? Then keep reading and find out how you could be selected for this unique program in the United …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 March, 2023 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Women2Women
Demonstration Alert – U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Netherlands (March 8, 2023) Location: Announced gathering points in The Hague in Zuiderpark and around Koekamp near Central Station, including on the A12. Event: Very large demonstrations expected to take place on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Farmers Defense Force is mobilizing people and tractors to convene at …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 9 March, 2023 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News
The U.S. Embassy in The Hague is pleased to accept applications for the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship. The program is scheduled to take place in-person from June 24 – July 22, 2023, and will be hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Are you between the ages 16-18, and interested in learning more …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 January, 2023 | Topics: Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & the Netherlands
Ambassador Razdan Duggal traveled to Washington D.C. to join the bilateral meetings between U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra. Photo Gallery Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 24 January, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States
President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands to the White House on Tuesday, January 17th to further deepen the historic ties between our two nations. As strong NATO Allies and global partners, the two leaders will reaffirm our shared efforts to strengthen transatlantic security and economic prosperity. They will …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 January, 2023 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States
The 2022 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program application is now live. Join the 300+ YTILI alumni who have strengthened their entrepreneurial skills and expanded their professional networks with business leaders across Europe and the U.S. through the program. Your time is now and starts here! Find the application and instructions by visiting …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 February, 2022 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: YTILI
The U.S. Embassy The Hague is accepting applications for the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship. Are you a Dutch citizen or legal permanent resident who is interested in learning more about the United States, developing leadership skills, and strengthening the ties between the U.S. and the Netherlands? Were you born between June 26, 2003, and June 26, 2006 (i.e., be …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 February, 2022 | Topics: Education, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship
Fact Sheet Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Overview Protecting and supporting human rights defenders is a key priority of U.S. foreign policy. Because human rights defenders seek to hold their governments accountable to protect universally recognized human rights, defenders are often harassed, detained, interrogated, imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for doing their work. The Department’s objective is to enable human …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 January, 2022 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: Human Rights Defenders
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a new Order for all air passengers traveling to the United States. Effective November 8, 2021, all non-immigrant, non-citizen air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to the United States. Exceptions to this policy …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 October, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Events, Featured Event
The Hague, September 29. 2021 Photo Album Geachte gasten, goede vrienden: wat fijn om jullie na zo’n lange tijd weer te mogen ontvangen voor een feestelijke receptie. Eindelijk kan het weer! It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Ambassador’s residence for our Independence Day event. Yes, we are well aware of the fact that it …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 October, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event
September 10, 2021 – Grote Kerk, The Hague Photo gallery Video coverage of the event (source: NOS) Remarks by Prime Minister Rutte I grew up in New Jersey, just across the Hudson from Manhattan—or as I, a Dutch-born American, secretly thought of it —“New Amsterdam.” As a child, my mother would regularly take me to the “City”, sharing her love for the vibrant diversity and palpable energy …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 September, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Speeches
The October 2021 Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) will be administered from September 30 through October 9. Information and testing locations, including testing locations in the Netherlands and options for home-based online proctored testing, can be found at http://www.pearsonvue.com/fsot . Information about the Foreign Service selection process can be found at http://careers.state.gov/ .
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 August, 2021 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands
United States Embassy The Hague October 28, 2020 Press Release – Embassy presents two U.S. Election Events U.S Embassy Hosts Live Presidential Election Coverage The U.S. Embassy in The Hague will organize live, online coverage of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election through two events hosted at Nieuwspoort, The Hague, on the evening of November 3, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Amerikaanse verkiezingen, U.S. Elections
Location: The Netherlands Event: Update for U.S. citizens regarding COVID-19 in the Netherlands. European Union (EU) Travel Restrictions: The Dutch government is strictly enforcing the EU travel restrictions banning non-essential travel from outside the EU with limited exceptions. The ban went into effect on March 19, 2020 and has been extended until further notice. On July …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Events
Recently, together, we commemorated Memorial Day at the Netherlands American Cemetery at Margraten. In my opening remarks there I quoted our Founding Fathers who famously wrote, “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”. Recent events …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands
Margraten Announcement Letter (PDF 159 KB) 27 March 2020 The Netherlands American Cemetery at Margraten is a special place. Americans and Dutch alike honor the soldiers buried here, men and women who gave their lives 75 years ago in a titanic struggle against tyranny and oppression. Together as friends and allies, each year the American and Dutch people …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Margraten
Let us know why you should participate in the Women2Women International Leadership Program 2020 in the U.S. and maybe you’ll be selected to participate. U.S. Embassy The Hague is accepting applications for the Women2Women International Leadership Program 2020 , which will take place in Boston, Massachusetts from July 30 to August 8, 2020. Are you a young woman (ages 16-19) …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 February, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Women2Women
The entry of aliens who were present in China, excluding the Special administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within 14 days prior to their arrival at the port of entry in the United States is suspended, per Presidential Proclamation. If you reside in China, have traveled to China recently, or intend to travel to …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 February, 2020 | Topics: Events, News
“Submit your application for a prestigious youth program in the United States during the summer of 2020.” U.S. Embassy The Hague is accepting applications for the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow! Are you a Dutch citizen or legal permanent resident who is interested in diplomacy, the transatlantic relations ship, and public service? Will you be …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 December, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Study in the U.S., U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow, BFTF
Joint Statement on the Maritime Cybersecurity Event during the One Conference News item | 02-10-2019 | 09:38 The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Denmark, and the Netherlands. On October 1-3, 2019, the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands chaired a maritime cybersecurity event in the margins of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 9 October, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: cybersecurity
White House Statement from the Press Secretary Issued on: July 11, 2019 President Donald J. Trump will welcome Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands to the White House on July 18, 2019. President Trump looks forward to reaffirming the historic ties and shared interests that link the United States and the Netherlands. The President …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 July, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: D-Day Flag
The 1969 lunar landing was an unprecedented achievement — a milestone in human history. How did it happen? Decades of relentless scientific development as well as courageous astronauts who were determined to explore the unknown did the trick. But there is more. Technologies that are common today came out of Apollo space research. CAT scans, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 11 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: #Apollo50, Moon
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra hosted the celebration of the 243rd year of America’s independence at the John Adams Park in Wassenaar, the location of the U.S. Embassy in The Hague. We thank all our amazing sponsors for their generous donations. The reception celebrated the 75 years since the Liberation of the Netherlands, with World War …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: #75LiberationNL, World War II
Item on the website of “De Maatschappij” – In gesprek met Pete Hoekstra, ambassadeur van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika, met een primeur! On June 25, 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra spoke to more than 80 members of the local chapters of “De Maatschappij” at the Carlton-Ambassador Hotel in The Hague. Founded in 1777, “De Maatschappij” is the oldest network organization in the Netherlands. The Ambassador talked about recent geo-political developments and the Dutch-U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: De Maatschappij, Willem Post
By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 24 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, News, Official Reports, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom
Through the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, we assess what governments around the world are doing to combat this crime. The TIP Report is an invaluable tool to arm ourselves with the latest information and guide our action at home and abroad. 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report – complete report 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report – the Netherlands
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 24 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Human Rights, Key Documents, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Trafficking in Persons Report 2019
On June 17, 2019, Public Affairs Officer Sherry Keneson-Hall spoke at the Fulbright Award Ceremony, in the historic Academiegebouw of Utrecht University, on the occasion of Dutch students and scholars being honored as the latest Fulbright grantees. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Scholar program is an American scholarship administered jointly with the Dutch government, in which American students …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Study in the U.S., U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Fulbright
Ambassador Hoekstra and a U.S. Embassy team joined over 15,000 other riders in the traditional Fietselfstedentocht on Whit Monday. The 235 km (or 146 miles) track led the participants through the eleven cities and the countryside of the beautiful province of Friesland, from Dokkum in the East to Stavoren on the shores of the IJsselmeer. What …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Fietselfstedentocht, Friesland
News item | 05-06-2019 | 19:49 The 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2019), co-hosted by the governments of the United States and the Netherlands, showcased the depth and breadth of innovations that are improving lives around the world, and the critical role of governments in enabling environments for innovation to thrive. With The Future Now …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES)
News item | 04-06-2019 | 17:29 Today at GES 2019, the U.S. Government made substantial commitments to drive women’s economic empowerment in developing markets. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced $500,000 in funding and $100,000 in technical assistance to the Women’s World Banking Asset Management (WAM) blended-finance fund. Joining USAID, the Overseas Private Investment …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, News | Tags: USAID
From May 20-24, 2019, during the nation-wide Dutch Technology Week, high school students from all across the country could watch the movie “Hidden Figures” in a Pathé cinema, followed by a discussion about the importance of empowering women in STEM fields, led by female role models. Tamar Neter-Gans, one of the women in STEM role models herself, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 May, 2019 | Topics: Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Hidden Figures, IVLP, STEM
Ambassador Hoekstra’s Remarks at the annual Memorial Day ceremony as prepared. Sunday, May 26, 2019 Minister Blok, Governor Bovens, Admiral Ishee, Mayor Akkermans, distinguished veterans, your excellencies, Superintendent Williams, ladies, and gentlemen, it is truly an honor to join you once again, marking the 75th annual Memorial Day ceremony on these hallowed grounds. Everyone here …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History, News, Speeches | Tags: Margraten, Memorial Day, Netherlands American Cemetery
Remarks by DCM Shawn Crowley at the Memorial Day lunch as prepared. Thank you, Governor and Mrs. Bovens, for hosting us today. As the grandson, son, and brother of veterans, it is a great honor to once again celebrate Memorial Day here with you. When Sabine and I first came to Limburg three years ago, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 May, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Margraten, Memorial Day
The U.S. Mission to the Netherlands, in cooperation with The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, organized a panel discussion on Strategic Competition, 5G, and the Geopolitics of A.I., with distinguished speakers Ms. Hester Somsen (Director for Security Policy, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Dr. Michael J. Mazarr (Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation), and Dr. Tim …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 24 May, 2019 | Topics: Business, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands
75th Memorial Day in Margraten to be observed May 26 MARGRATEN, the Netherlands – The annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten will be held Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 15:00. This ceremony has been a U.S. and Dutch tradition since May 1945. As thousands usually attend the event, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 May, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Margraten, Memorial Day
On the occasion of the opening of a new exhibition in Museum Eenigenburg, West-Friesland, commemorating the 170th anniversary of the dramatic journey to the United States by several Eenigenburg families, Ambassador Hoekstra was presented with the first copy of a book entitled “Geloven in een Nieuwe Wereld,” written by local historian Fred Hoek and specially …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: AIACE-NL, Eenigenburg, Leeuwarden, Schagen
On May 10, 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra opened a special workshop at The Next Web Conference TNW2019 in Amsterdam, dedicated to the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The Next Web Conference is the largest tech conference in Europe, with more than 17,500 people participating. The two-day conference consists of speakers, panel discussions, and workshops. Ambassador Hoekstra tweeted: “Great to be at @thenextweb …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit, TNW2019
Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2019 Presidential Message on Ramadan, 2019 I send my warmest greetings to all Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan commemorates when the sacred Quran was revealed to Muhammad. At the spotting of the crescent moon, Muslim families and communities will honor this revelation …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 May, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, President of the United States | Tags: Ramadan
May 4 is Dutch Memorial Day. Ambassador Hoekstra and Colonel Trevor Nitz, the chief of the Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation went to Opijnen to honor those who gave their lives to store freedom in Europe during WWII. The eight gravestones of U.S. servicemen in the Dutch village stand as a testament to those who …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 May, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms | Tags: Opijnen, Road to Liberation, WWII
More than 35 members of the 50PLUS political party attended a town hall meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Wassenaar. 50PLUS leader Mr. Henk Krol is a member of the U.S. Contact Group in the Dutch parliament. Ambassador Hoekstra addressed the group, and had an interesting exchange on how to improve the economic and security …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Political Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: 50PLUS, Henk Krol
On March 29, 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra spoke at an event organized by the America Europe Friendship Association (AEFA) in cooperation with the Municipality of Brunssum. More than 120 guests, including Limburg Governor Theo Bovens, Mayors and NATO representatives were present. The AEFA aims to strengthen the transatlantic relationship, particularly from Limburg but with inclusion of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: America Europe Friendship Association (AEFA)
The U.S. Embassy co-hosted the annual Dutch-American Friendship Day reception with the organization “Americans Overseas Remember” (OAR) . Each year, OAR presents a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ to an individual or organization in the Netherlands that provided a great contribution to the Dutch-American relationship. For 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Wiel Lenders, Director of the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Bevrijdingsmuseum, Brandweer, Dutch-American Friendship Day
More than 60 members of the CDA Business Club (a network organization of the Dutch political party Christen-Democratisch Appèl) attended a town hall meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Wassenaar. Ambassador Hoekstra addressed the group, and had an interesting exchange on how to improve the economic and security relations between the Netherlands and the United States. Besides that, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: CDA
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs Michael J. Murphy delivered a speech on NATO at the Clingendael Institute in The Hague April 8, 2019. The audience, of more than 80 guests included former Dutch Ministers of Defense, politicians, and students. A question and answer session followed the speech. The full text of his …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 April, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Key Officials, News | Tags: NATO
Ringing the market bell, Ambassador Hoekstra yesterday officially opened the Gouda Cheese Market season. After a tour with Mayor Salet of this world famous cheese market, museum director Marc de Beyer showed the Ambassador and his wife the collection of Museum Gouda , including the beautiful 16th century religious art and impressive scale model of the historic city. The visit …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Cheese, Gouda
Ambassador Hoekstra and Mrs. Diane Hoekstra traveled to Zeeland on April 2 and 3 for an official visit to the province. They were greeted by King’s Commissioner Han Polman. Ambassador Hoekstra then gave the Roosevelt Lecture at the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies, followed by a dinner with students from University College Roosevelt and Ostrea Lyceum in …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Zeeland
Mark Green, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced that the United States is pre-positioning additional aid in the region for the people of Venezuela. Green noted that critically-needed health kits, containing medicine and medical supplies, are being sent by the United States from the Netherlands to Curacao today. The relief …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 April, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Health Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: Curaçao, USAID, Venezuela
On April 1, 2019, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich participated in programs in Amsterdam and The Hague. He started the day with a visit to the Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo . Mr. Gingrich has a lifelong interest in zoos, and was very keen to visit one of the oldest zoos on mainland Europe. Together with …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 April, 2019 | Topics: Amsterdam, Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Newt Gingrich
Cyberheroes is a one-week training that brought together 20 talented youngsters from the Netherlands and New Mexico. Together they were trained in ethical hacking skills by a series of subject matter experts – and each other – to address current security threats and crimes. Over the course of the week, they took on hacking battles, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 March, 2019 | Topics: Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Cyberheroes
In close cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam, Ambassador Hoekstra hosted a town hall meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Wassenaar for more than 80 American Citizens living in the Netherlands. After brief remarks on the issues that the U.S. Embassy is currently working on, such as the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Consular Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands, U.S. Citizen Services
Luke McNamara, a senior analyst at FireEye, visited the Netherlands recently to talk about protection against advanced cyber threats, including when these threats are directed against democratic processes such as elections. Mr. McNamara spoke with government officials, alumni from the International Visitor Leadership Program, as well as experts at The Hague Security Delta network. He offered strategic forecasts to …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 March, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event | Tags: cybersecurity
Willemstad- The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States of America signed an agreement in Willemstad, Curaçao, March 15, concerning access to and use of facilities in Curaçao for humanitarian supplies reserved for the Venezuelan people. Ambassador Hoekstra, who was in Curaçao for the Road to GES Caribbean event, joined Curaçao Prime Minister Eugene …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 March, 2019 | Topics: Consul General, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Curaçao, Venezuela
Ambassador Peter Hoekstra traveled to Curacao to take part in events around the “Road to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES)-Caribbean.” Ambassador Hoekstra addressed more than 200 entrepreneurs from throughout the Caribbean about the importance of entrepreneurship in today’s global economy. He said that he had been highly impressed by the business concepts, innovation, and entrepreneurship …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Curaçao, GES 2019
International Women’s Day, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2019 On International Women’s Day, we honor women worldwide for their vital role in shaping and strengthening our communities, families, governments, and businesses. We celebrate their vision, leadership, and courage, and we reaffirm our commitment to promoting equal opportunity for women everywhere. Through the efforts of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States | Tags: International Women’s Day
During a visit to the province of Friesland on March 1, 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra went to Jirnsum, where he visited the factories of Concorp, the third-largest confectionary company in the Netherlands. Founded in 1960, Concorp is a 100 percent family-owned business with an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 150 employees. Concorp brands include …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Friesland, Fryslân
Issued on: March 1, 2019 During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women whose courage and resolve have contributed to the character and success of our Nation and the entire world. The equal opportunity of women in every facet of daily life is an essential feature of a free and prosperous society. This month, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 March, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, History | Tags: Women's History Month
On February 28, 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra visited the province of Groningen. His trip included a tour of Groningen Seaports and its operations in Eemshaven and Delfzijl. In Eemshaven he met companies in the energy, chemical, and data management sectors, and was given a tour of the largest wind farm in the Netherlands. A later visit to the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Delfzijl, Eemshaven, Groningen
On February 21, 2019, Ambassador Hoekstra hosted a reception for business people from the Transatlantic Christian Council . More than 50 entrepreneurs attended the event. This reception was a follow-up of Ambassador Hoekstra’s visit to Barendrecht and Bodegraven on October 30, 2018. In his speech, the Ambassador spoke about investment and innovation. He also focused on two major …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Barendrecht, Bodegraven, Transatlantic Christian Council
“Let us know why you should participate in the Women2Women International Leadership Program 2019 in the U.S. and maybe you’ll be selected to participate.” U.S. Embassy The Hague is looking for young women (ages 15-19) who want to participate in the Women2Women International Leadership Program, which will take place in Boston, Massachusetts from August 1-10, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News
Remarks DCM Shawn P. Crowley Nijmegen Memorial, February 22, 2019 Friday, February 22, marked the 75th anniversary of the accidental bombing of Nijmegen that leveled much of the inner city and cost the lives of more than 800 people. Deputy Chief of Mission Shawn Crowley made remarks in the historic Sint Stevenskerk to mark the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 February, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Nijmegen, WWII
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, will host a town hall meeting for U.S. citizens resident in the Netherlands. The town hall is a chance for U.S. citizens to meet the Ambassador and other members of the U.S. Mission. During the town hall, subject-matter experts will be available to answer questions on topics such as passport renewal, personal …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Consular Affairs, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. & the Netherlands
Readout For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Office of Press Relations U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with Curaçao Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath on February 18, 2019, outside of the island’s capital of Willemstad. Administrator Green thanked the Prime Minister for his support in helping alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event | Tags: Curaçao, USAID, Venezuela
Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC February 13, 2019 Today the International Court of Justice has made a preliminary ruling in Certain Iranian Assets, rejecting many of Iran’s baseless claims and significantly narrowing what remains. This is a significant victory for the United States. Certain Iranian Assets is yet another case in which the Iranian …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: ICJ, Iran
Ambassador Hoekstra gave the annual Machiavelli lecture for the Machiavelli Foundation in Nieuwspoort Press Center in The Hague on February 13, 2019 Remarks – Ambassador Pete Hoekstra February 13, 2019 Machiavelli Lecture As prepared Thank you for inviting me to be with you this evening. It is a real honor. Diane and I thoroughly enjoy living here, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Machiavelli
Tamar Neter-Gans, founder and CEO of RobotWise , recently participated in the IVLP project “Hidden No More”, inspired by the movie “Hidden Figures” about three brilliant African-American women at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. This U.S. exchange program brought …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: International Day of Women in Science, IVLP
Ambassador Hoekstra toured the campus of the European Space Research and Technology Center ( ESTEC ) in Noordwijk and learned about collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA . Franco Ongaro, head of ESTEC welcomed Ambassador Hoekstra and gave him an informative tour of the space engineering labs and campus. They spoke about the collaboration on future …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, Science & Tech | Tags: ESA, ESTEC, NASA
During a diplomatic training program, Ambassador Hoekstra spoke to the youth chapter of ChristenUnie, PerspectieF, on international diplomacy, the tools used by the United States to promote foreign policy, and about his experience in business and politics. Questions from the students followed and it was a productive discussion with people who are on track to be …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, Policy, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: ChristenUnie, Perspectief
Issued on: February 1, 2019 For far too long, Russia has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with impunity, covertly developing and fielding a prohibited missile system that poses a direct threat to our allies and troops abroad. Tomorrow, the United States will suspend its obligations under the INF Treaty and begin the process …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States | Tags: INF
On January 30, 2019, Dutch and American officials celebrated the rollout of the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, commemorating a transformational leap in capability for the future of the Netherlands’ national defense. “Receiving this F-35 at Leeuwarden Air Base later this …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 January, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, Lockheed Martin
Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner – Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Shawn Crowley Hotel Den Haag, Wassenaar, January 27, 2019 Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Roberta, and the members of Overseas Americans Remember for organizing this event, as well as everything else you do to strengthen Dutch-American relations. I would like to …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 January, 2019 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, History, Human Rights, News, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Martin Luther King Jr.
“Make a short video in English to participate in our competition to earn a nomination for a prestigious youth program in the United States during the summer of 2019.” U.S. Embassy The Hague is looking for the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow for 2019! Are you Dutch and will you be 16 or 17 years old …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows
December 19- This week De Telegraaf newspaper published an opinion piece by Ambassador Hoekstra about Nord Stream 2 entitled: “Don’t give the Russians power over your gas.” Below is the original English version. Last week the United States Congress passed a bipartisan resolution asking our European allies to take a very important action: reject the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Nord Stream 2, Opinion
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands, December 17, 2018 – Ambassador Hoekstra joined MFA Director General for Foreign Economic Relations Hanneke Schuiling for a kick-off coffee to mark the global launch of the 2019 GES online application portal for entrepreneurs in Amsterdam. The event was held at Café Dauphine, which is located in the same building as …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event | Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Are you 17-23 years old, (socially) entrepreneurial, and a team player? Do you want to make a positive contribution to society, while strengthening the Dutch-American relationship? Are you a hard worker, looking to further develop your professional skills and your network? Then we might be looking for you! The U.S. Mission to the Netherlands is …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Youth Action Council
Fifteen-year-old Just Pallandt, initiated a high-profile visit by inviting Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to the 4e Gymnasium in Amsterdam. The Ambassador spoke to a group of 140 students from this secondary school about his personal background, the strong relations between the Netherlands and the United States, economic and security challenges we are facing, and the upcoming …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: 4e Gymnasium
Visiting speakers Darius Baxter and Frank Luntz provided bipartisan perspectives on the 2018 Midterms in programs on December 6 and 7 in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and The Hague. Frank Luntz is one of the most honored communication professionals in America today. He is one of the most influential pollsters in American politics, in fact more media …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 9 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, Fundamental Freedoms, News
In honor of the memory of former President George H.W. Bush, condolence registries will be opened for those wishing to show their respect. Signing opportunities at the Embassy of the United States of America, John Adams Park 1 in Wassenaar, will be on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, and Thursday December 6, 2018, from 10:00 – …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: George H.W. Bush
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2018 Melania and I send our warmest greetings to our Jewish brothers and sisters in the United States, in Israel, and around the world celebrating Hanukkah. For eight nights, Jewish families and friends will come together to engage in the lighting of the menorah. This special tradition started more than …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News
A Proclamation from the Office of the President December 1, 2018 – It is my sorrowful duty to announce officially the death of George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-first President of the United States, on November 30, 2018. President Bush led a great American life, one that combined and personified two of our Nation’s greatest …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 December, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
On November 26, 2018, Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley gave opening remarks at the Road2USA and Canada event, which was organized by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The event was held at the Willem II Stadium in Tilburg and promoted doing business in the United States and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 November, 2018 | Topics: Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Road2USA, SelectUSA, Tilburg
During International Education Week , the Netherlands Fulbright Alumni Association and the U.S. Embassy The Hague organized an early Thanksgiving event for Fulbright alumni at the Ambassador’s Residence. The fifty guests had a lovely evening which started off with speeches by Public Affairs Counselor Sherry Keneson-Hall and Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley. The Fulbright program is the flagship international …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Study in the U.S., U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Fulbright
November 15 – New York, New York Ambassador Pete Hoekstra , Dutch Ambassador Henne Schuwer, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Michael Kratsios joined together in New York City to launch the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). The location was fitting given the more than 400 years of friendship between the Dutch and American people began in the city once known as New Amsterdam. This will be the first …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: GES, Global Entrepreneurship Summit
November 13 – Ambassador Hoekstra co-hosted the third annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Dinner together with Ms. Carine de Meyere, the Dutch Ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. De Meyer is the Director of Partnerships for TEDxAmsterdamWomen . Around 25 high-level women entrepreneurs and business leaders from a broad range of fields joined the hosts for a presentation by Lotte Leufkens, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 14 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Women's Entrepreneurship Day
November 11, 2018 Westduin Cemetery, The Hague – Each year a service his held for Commonwealth Remembrance Day in The Hague to honor the sacrifices of the Commonwealth forces in the First and Second World Wars. The ceremony was hosted by British Ambassador Peter Wilson who spoke on the importance of remembering those who died so others might …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 November, 2018 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Armistice, WWI
Ambassador Hoekstra was presented Friday with the helmet of an unknown fallen World War II U.S. Army soldier. It was donated by a Dutch historian, who recovered the helmet from an Operation Market Garden drop zone near Nijmegen. Despite advances in DNA technology, there was no identifiable traces on the helmet that allowed for identifying …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 9 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Market Garden
On November 5, 2018, the brand new U.S. Embassy opened its doors to 125 representatives of the Wassenaar service club community: the Ladies Circle , the Soroptimists , the Round Table , three Rotary clubs and three Lions clubs . In the presence of Wassenaar’s Mayor, Mr. Frank Koen, the evening was opened by Ambassador Pete Hoekstra. He welcomed all the guests and emphasized the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 November, 2018 | Topics: Business, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Lions Club, Rotary
Last week, Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat of the Civilizations Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (CECF) of Baltimore, Maryland, visited the Netherlands. In Rotterdam, The Hague, and Amsterdam, he provided insights into successful interfaith and cross-cultural exchanges to Dutch educational, community and religious leaders, as well as students, based on his religious expertise, CECF’s groundbreaking work with youth, and his 10-plus years …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Events, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Civilizations Exchange and Cooperation Foundation (CECF)
October 31, 2018 Since the founding of our Nation, generations of Americans have drawn upon every last measure of grit and determination to push the limits of human knowledge, invention, and capability. Our Nation thrives today because bold entrepreneurs and innovators had vision and drive, stopping at nothing to realize their dreams. This intrepid spirit, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: Business, Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States, Trade | Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Assistant Secretary Mitchell Travel to Minsk, Vilnius, and The Hague Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC October 29, 2018 Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs A. Wess Mitchell will travel to: Minsk, Belarus; Vilnius, Lithuania; and The Hague, the Netherlands from October 30 to November 2. On October 30, he …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Key Officials, News | Tags: A/S Wess Mitchell, Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Presidential Proclamation Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – issued October 27, 2018 As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, by the authority vested in me as President of the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 30 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States
On October 24, Ambassador Hoekstra visited the city of Eindhoven , the Netherlands’ fifth largest city. Located in the province of North Brabant, Eindhoven is known as a technology and design hub. The Ambassador began with a visit to the DAF Trucks operations and touring the facility. Ambassador Hoekstra learned more about “Van Doorne’s Aanhangwagen Fabriek” – now called DAF …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 25 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Events, Featured Event, News, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: DAF Trucks, Dutch Design Week
By the invitation of Dr Julian Emami Namini, Ambassador Hoekstra spoke at the Erasmus University Rotterdam’s School of Economics on the recent developments in the Dutch and EU economic relationship with the United States. A large and engaged group of students asked the Ambassador questions concerning trade, tariffs, and other economic issues. There were about 500 students in attendance. Erasmus University …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Erasmus University
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 4, 2018 U.S. Charges Russian GRU Officers with International Hacking and Related Influence and Disinformation Operations Conspirators Included a Russian Intelligence “Close Access” Hacking Team that Traveled Abroad to Compromise Computer Networks Used by Anti-Doping and Sporting Officials and Organizations Investigating Russia’s Use …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Russia
This Sunday, October 7th, representatives from the U.S. Consulate General will be present at the Expat Fair held at the Beurs van Berlage (Damrak 243) in Amsterdam. They are available for questions on U.S. Citizen services from 10:00-17:00. Presentation: we’re here for you (13:30-14:00, Red Room) From 13:30 to 14:00 we will give a presentation …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Consular Affairs, Events, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports | Tags: Amsterdam, Consulate General, expats, u.s. citizens, Voting
October 2 – Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Cyber Jeanette Manfra emphasized the importance of collective cyber defense at the One Conference in The Hague. She said “Cyber security is more than a shared responsibility. We have to defend it collectively as allies.” The One Conference is an international cyber security conference and this year’s theme was ‘Merging Worlds – …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: cyber security, cyber security awareness month
On September 12 and 13, Dispatches Europe organized its first Tech Sister Cities event in Eindhoven, sponsored by U.S. Embassy The Hague. American investor Jonathan Blue, founder and chairman of Blue Equity, met with many representatives of Eindhoven’s tech and entrepreneurial communities. The main event, Mr. Blue’s talk called “Eyes Wide Open – How American Investors …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Jonathan Blue, Startups
September 21-23 — Despite heavy rains, thousands showed up to pay their respects this weekend at events in honor of Operation Market Garden. On Friday, Ambassador Hoekstra laid a wreath in Airborneplein in Arnhem to mark the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden. Thousands of Dutch came out to pay their respects …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Operation Market Garden, World War II
September 17- Ambassador Hoekstra visited the Province of North-Brabant to learn about this innovative region and to visit some of the businesses located there. He had lunch at the Provincie Huis with King’s Commissioner Wim van de Donk, Vice-Governor Bert Pauli, and others. They discussed the drive and motivation that make the province a unique climate for …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event | Tags: North Brabant
September 16 and 17 – U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti joined Ambassador Hoekstra at remembrance ceremonies honoring the events of Operation Market Garden and the liberation of the south of the Netherlands in September 1944. Scaparrotti is the Commander of European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR). The two first toured Operation Market Garden …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History | Tags: NATO, Operation Market Garden, WWII
On September 14, Ambassador Hoekstra joined Principal Director of Security Assistance at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Michèle Hizon, and Dutch State Secretary for Defense Barbara Visser at Gilze-Rijen Air Base for a signing ceremony. Dutch and U.S. officials signed a contract to modernize the Dutch fleet of 28 Apache helicopters. To date, the Dutch fleet has been used …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Apache helicopters, Department of Defense
September 6, 2018 U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Media Note Joint Statement on the Salisbury Attack We, the leaders of France, Germany, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, reiterate our outrage at the use of a chemical nerve agent, known as Novichok, in Salisbury on 4 March. We welcome the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 September, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Press Releases | Tags: OPCW
Press Statement September 5, 2018- The U.S. citizens injured in the attack at Amsterdam Central Station on August 31 would like to thank some of the people who have helped them through this difficult ordeal. First, they thank the Dutch police for their quick and professional actions. The victims said the police have been empathetic …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 September, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Consul General, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands, U.S. Citizen Services
September 2, 2018 STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Attack on American Citizens in Amsterdam The Department of State extends its concern and support for two U.S. citizens injured in an attack Friday in Amsterdam. We ask that all parties respect the privacy of the victims and their families at this difficult …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 September, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Consul General, Consular Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Heather Nauert
Press Statement Pete Hoekstra Ambassador September 1, 2018 I want to express my support to those who were attacked at Amsterdam Centraal Station yesterday. We are aware that both victims were U.S. citizens visiting the Netherlands and have been in touch with them or their families. We wish them a speedy recovery and are working …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Consul General, Events, Featured Event, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services
World War II veterans Captain Roy Hanna and Lieutenant Colonel James “Maggie” Megellas visited the Embassy August 30 for a question and answer session with the Embassy staff. This was one of many trips the men have made to the Netherlands, but they focused on the first time they entered the country in September of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 August, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: WWII veterans
American Ambassador Pete Hoekstra had a special tour of the municipality of Wassenaar on August 29, at the invitation of Acting Mayor J.F. Koen. Their tour began at the Wassenaar town hall building, De Paauw, where they discussed the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the new Embassy in Wassenaar, and the amenities that the municipality has …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 August, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Events, Featured Event | Tags: Wassenaar
August 28, 2018 Today, our Nation commemorates 55 years since the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March for Jobs and Freedom, and spoke passionately for his dream of equality and justice for all. On August 28, 1963, Dr. King addressed a sea of marchers …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms, History, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Martin Luther King
August 27, 2018 Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment. I have asked Vice President Mike Pence to offer an address at …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
August 27, 2018 As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator John Sidney McCain III, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
On August 15, 2018, Ambassador Hoekstra laid a wreath on behalf of the United States at remembrance ceremony to commemorate the Japanese surrender and to remember the Dutch victims of World War II in Asia. Wreaths were laid at the Indisch Monument in The Hague by dignitaries including Prime Minister Rutte, survivors, and people with …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Ambassador Hoekstra, Indisch Monument
On August 6, 2018, Laura and Trudy Roosevelt, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, unveiled a bronze bust of Laura’s grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt in the Abbey of Middelburg to mark the seventieth anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights. The province of Zeeland wanted the bust to be placed in the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 August, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Middelburg, Roosevelt, Zeeland
Around 50 staff members and their families from the U.S. Embassy in The Hague and the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam participated in the Amsterdam Pride Walk on July 28, 2018. The U.S. Mission in the Netherlands loves joining the people of Amsterdam in celebrating Pride and we reaffirm the United States’ commitment to protecting and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: LGBTI
During his recent visit to the islands of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, Ambassador Hoekstra discussed including the islands in the work of the Congressional Caucus on the Netherlands. Ambassador Hoekstra was a founding chairman of the caucus during his time in the U.S. Congress as the Representative for Michigan’s Second District. This week Congressman Bill Huizenga …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Congressman Huizenga
The 10th European Square Dance Convention is taking place in Amsterdam July 20-22. The weekend is a gathering of members of the European Association of American Square Dancing Clubs ( EAASDC). Three Dutch clubs (the Tulip Twirlers, Rainbow Strollers, and the Motiveters) organized the event along with Maarten and Wil Weijers. This is the first time …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 July, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands
MEDIA NOTE – July 20, 2018 Ambassador Deborah L. Birx Travel to Amsterdam Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, is on travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands from July 20-27, leading the U.S. delegation to the 22nd International AIDS Conference. While in Amsterdam, Ambassador Birx will provide …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 July, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events, Featured Event, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra visited the Dutch-Caribbean islands of Curacao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten July 14 to July 19. Through meetings with officials and exploration of local cultural and educational sites, his visit underscored the strength of the shared values between the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. U.S. Consulate General Curaçao helped to …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, News, Peace and Security, Trade, Travel & Tourism | Tags: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten
On July 17, 2018, the Netherlands signed a contract with the United States to purchase four MQ-9 Reapers, as well as associated ground stations, sensors, and operational support. During a ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK, Vice Admiral Jan de Waard, the director of the Netherlands’ Defense Materiel Organization, and Lt. General Charles Hooper, head of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Business, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Defense, MQ-9
Heather Nauert Spokesperson Department Press Briefing Washington, DC July 18, 2018 EXCERPT FROM TRANSCRIPT: QUESTION: … Does the U.S. Government still stand by its previous statements and positions that – in support of the Dutch investigation team that held that Russia was responsible for downing it? MS NAUERT: We certainly do. The United States Government has long …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: MH17
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 18, 2018 The G7 foreign ministers today issued the following statement in advance of the anniversary of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: We, the G7 foreign ministers, of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: MH17
Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO NATO Press Briefing July 10, 2018 Ambassador Hutchison gave remarks at a press engagement on July 10 in Brussels ahead of the NATO summit to highlight NATO priorities. Here is an excerpt: “I am very encouraged by the work that’s been done not only over …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 July, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Ambassador Hutchison
U.S. Dried Fruits and Tree Nuts Recipe Book (In Dutch and English) (PDF 1 MB) The popularity of nuts and dried fruits in the Netherlands is rising. One of the largest exporters of almonds, pistachios and walnuts to the Dutch market are the United States. Besides that, the U.S. is the largest supplier of cranberries and (dried) plums to the Netherlands. On …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 July, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands, U.S. Agencies | Tags: almonds, cranberries, Foreign Agricultural Service, Hidde de Brabander, pistachios, plums, walnuts
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra hosted the celebration of the 242nd year of America’s independence at the John Adams Park in Wassenaar, the new location of the U.S. Embassy in The Hague. The reception celebrated the American road trip, by displaying a selection of classic American cars and a Route 66 theme. We thank all of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Independence Day Reception, Wassenaar
Ambassadors Pete Hoekstra and Henne Schuwer signed a Chapeau Agreement Establishing a Framework for bilateral Defense Cooperation Activities. With this agreement, the Netherlands and the United States strengthen cooperation between the two countries on military equipment and operations. The agreement involves exchanging military personnel, such as pilots, liaison officers, and technicians, as well as exchanging information about new …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 July, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, Key Documents, News, Peace and Security, U.S. & the Netherlands
STATEMENT BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN SULLIVAN AT THE FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES JUNE 26, 2018 ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONSTHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS Director General Űzümcü, Chairperson Bellouki, it is an honor to join you today at this special session to address the current crisis resulting from the appalling …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Key Documents, News | Tags: OPCW
More than 65 Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters from 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, are on their way to Eindhoven after arriving in Rotterdam from Texas on June 20, 2018. The helicopters, from Fort Carson, Colo., will team up with 1,700 troops as part of Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing mission to show the U.S. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Peace and Security, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Atlantic Resolve
Issued on: June 18, 2018 President Donald J. Trump will welcome Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands to the White House on July 2, 2018. President Trump looks forward to reaffirming the strong bonds of friendship between the United States and the Netherlands, which reach back over four hundred years. The President and Prime …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 June, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Mark Rutte
Together with Dutch astronaut André Kuipers, Ms. Christine van der Sman, director of Museon , and former Deputy Mayor of The Hague Karsten Klein, unveiled a special moon rock in the Museon science museum in The Hague. The moon rock was collected by NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. The stone is 3.8 billion years old and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 14 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Museon
The U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos , travelled to the Netherlands for an official program on June 11-12, as the second stop on a three country trip to Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, to explore the vocational education, decentralized school systems, and apprenticeship programs within Europe. Her visit to the Netherlands, planned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, Featured Event, Key Officials, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Anne Frank Huis, Department of Education, IMC Weekend School, Imelda Primary School, Lucia Marthas Institute, ROC Amsterdam, Secretary DeVos
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2018 President Trump released two proclamations today adjusting imports of aluminum and steel into the United States. Please read the full text of the Presidential proclamations at the links below. For the full text of the proclamation Adjusting Imports of Aluminum click …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Business, Events, Featured Event, News, President of the United States | Tags: aluminum, Donald J. Trump, steel
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra delivered remarks and handed out awards at the annual Fulbright Award Ceremony in Leiden. Out of a pool of Dutch applicants, nine PhD candidates and eight graduate students were selected to participate in the internationally renowned program. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Scholar program is an American scholarship administered jointly with the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Fulbright
The annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten is always emotional. The ceremony is held among the names of 10,023 service men and women buried or honored in the cemetery. Those service members died in World War II during the liberation of Europe. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra spoke at the ceremony of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Memorial Day, Netherlands American Cemetery, WWII
Each Memorial Day weekend, thousands of visitors travel to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten to honor the Americans killed in World War II. On Saturday, American children from the local Boy and Girl Scout troops, as well as other volunteers, spent several hours planting U.S. and Dutch flags on each of the 8,301 graves. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Margraten, Memorial Day, WWII
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 25, 2018 We strongly support the decisions by the Netherlands and Australia to call Russia to account for its role in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Flight #17 (MH-17) over eastern Ukraine and the horrific deaths of 298 civilians. It is time for Russia to …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 25 May, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: MH17
May 24, 2018 The United States has complete confidence in the findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as presented today by the Dutch Public Prosecutor: the missile launcher used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 originated from the 53rd Anti-aircraft Brigade of the Russian Federation, stationed in Kursk. Today’s announcement confirms and adds …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 25 May, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: MH17
In a short ceremony hosted by Ambassador Pete Hoekstra at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, jump boots belonging to 2nd Lieutenant Frederick Humphrey were returned to the 82nd Airborne Division. Lt. Humphrey was killed in action in September 1944 during Operation Market Garden and was buried in Kansas City. His boots remained lost until …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event | Tags: 82nd Airborne, Operation Market Garden, World War II
Ambassador Hoekstra led a four-person Embassy team to complete the 11 city bike race called the Fietselfstedentocht on May 21. For more than 100 years the Province of Friesland has hosted the bike race. More than 15,000 participants ride 235 kilometers through the province. This was Ambassador Hoekstra’s third time completing the race. The Embassy team …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: elfstedentocht
The U.S. Embassy in The Hague hosted a symposium May 16 to discuss tolerance, discrimination, and freedom in relation to the play Anne & Emmett. The play, written by symposium panelist Janet Langhart Cohen, details a conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till in a town called Memory. The play has its Dutch debut May …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, Human Rights | Tags: diversity
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 15, 2018 With the rising of tonight’s moon, I send my greetings and best wishes to all Muslims observing Ramadan in the United States and around the world. During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims commemorate the revelation of the Quran to the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 May, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump, Ramadan
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra visited the towns of Gouda and Oudewater on May 7, 2018. In Gouda he first visited the Driestar College where he met with students and administrators. He then went to Driestar Educatief to speak with administrators about the Dutch educational system and school choice. He was invited to join Mayor Milo Schoenmaker for lunch …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Education, Events, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Driestar College, Gouda, Oudewater
On May 2, 2018, Ambassador Pete Hoekstra visited the Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten to commemorate the fallen and missing men and women who helped in the liberation of the Netherlands during World War II and to show support for “ The Faces of Margraten ” initiative. He was joined by Theo Bovens, the King’s Commissioner of the Province of Limburg, and Dieudonné Akkermans, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Netherlands American Cemetery
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC April 26, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate His Majesty King Willem-Alexander on his fifth celebration of Koningsdag, and extend my best wishes to the people of the Netherlands on this joyous occasion. For more than …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 April, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & the Netherlands
On April 26, we concluded a year of programs celebrating the Marshall Plan 70th anniversary with a symposium in Rotterdam at the Hotel New York. On April 26, 1948, the MS Noordam arrived in the city of Rotterdam with the first load of Marshall Plan aid. Our symposium featured remarks by Rotterdam Mayor Aboutaleb, Ambassador …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 April, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Marshall Plan, NATO, Rotterdam
As part of routine emergency preparedness planning, the U.S. Embassy will be training with counterparts from the Dutch emergency services today, April 26. Dutch emergency vehicles and equipment will be present at the U.S. Embassy to ensure all sides know how to best work together in the event of an emergency. U.S. Embassies around the world …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 April, 2018 | Topics: embassy, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Wassenaar
The U.S. Embassy co-hosted the annual Dutch-American Friendship Day reception with the organization “Americans Overseas Remember” (OAR). Ambassador Hoekstra delivered brief remarks and presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Sebastiaan Vonk of the “Faces of Margraten” organization. He received the award for his commitment to the memory of the American soldiers who are commemorated at …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 April, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Culture, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Faces of Margraten, Sebastiaan Vonk
The trend to eat more vegetables is reflected in the sales figures of pulses. Sales of dried beans, peas and lentils have increased by 25 percent since 2014 and are now good for a total turnover of more than 65 million euro. The market has grown due to product innovations, especially in the field of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 April, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Beans, FAS, Foreign Agricultural Service, Pulses
STATEMENT BY H.E. AMBASSADOR KENNETH D. WARD Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the OPCW at the Fifty-Ninth Meeting of the Executive Council EC-M-59 — AS DELIVERED April 18, 2018 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Director-General, distinguished ambassadors and delegates, It is extraordinarily troubling that we find ourselves together again this week to discuss …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 April, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: Chemical Weapons
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2018 DEATH OF BARBARA BUSH —— BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On this solemn day, we mourn the loss of Barbara Bush, an outstanding and memorable woman of character. As a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, military …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 April, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event | Tags: Barbara Bush
April 16, 2018 Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a joint Technical Alert about malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Government. The targets of this malicious cyber activity are primarily government and private-sector organisations, critical infrastructure providers, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 April, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News
Museum Huis Doorn and Friends of Romagne 14-18 (Stichting Vrienden van Romagne 14-18) held an event In Doorn on April 14 as part of their World War I Centennial. They presented Public Affairs Officer Sherry Keneson-Hall with the first copy of a new book entitled The Road to Romagne: An American heritage of the First World …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 14 April, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, History | Tags: Huis Doorn, WWI
Ambassador Hoekstra travelled to Friesland April 11 and 12, to strengthen cooperation between the Mission and the province. The Ambassador participated in a handful of political and cultural events over the duration of his stay. He met with the King’s Commissioner to Friesland Arno Brok in Leeuwarden, where they discussed the economic and historic relationship …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Friesland
April 4, 2018 – On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. King, a special evening of commemoration, organized by volunteers, was held at the Abdijkerk in Loosduinen , the oldest church in The Hague. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was guest of honor for the commemoration. The evening was filled with video, choir songs, and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 April, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Loosduinen, Martin Luther King, MLK
On April 3, 2018 Ambassador Hoekstra visited Bier&cO in Amsterdam, one of Europe’s leading importers of U.S. craft beer. Here, the Ambassador and the staff of Bier&cO had a round table discussion about the market for craft beer. Stephanie Heijning category manager at Albert Heijn informed the Ambassador about the attractive and innovative packaging of craft …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 April, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, Amsterdam, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Bier&cO
On March 27, 2018, the Rotterdam Chapter of the AmCham hosted a welcome dinner on board the SS Rotterdam to honor the arrival of U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra. Among the guests were members of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation consisting of Congressman Bill Huizenga, Congressman John “Judge” Carter, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, Congressman Gregory Meeks and Congressman …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 April, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: American Chamber of Commerce, Rotterdam
The U.S. Embassy to the Kingdom of the Netherlands is pleased to announce that today it was officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at John Adams Park 1 in Wassenaar. The ceremony was hosted by Ambassador Peter Hoekstra and included officials from the Department of State, a five-member bi-partisan delegation from the U.S. Congress, the Minister of Social …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 26 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, embassy, Events, Fact Sheets, Featured Event | Tags: NEC
On March 20, 2018, Ambassador Hoekstra met with Dutch financial experts from the mortgage, real-estate, and banking sectors to discuss general trends in the U.S. economy and U.S.- Dutch economic priorities. This Dutch delegation will be traveling to Miami and New York in April for a study program through the Atlantic and Pacific Exchange Program …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: APEP, Atlantic and Pacific Exchange Program (APEP)
March 21, 2018 – Ambassador Hoekstra and his wife, Diane visited the Voorlinden Museum and Gardens to familiarize themselves with the American Embassy’s new neighbor. The Voorlinden is an influential local museum that connects people, art, nature, and architecture. Established in 2016, the museum showcases modern and contemporary art and wants to be “an oasis of tranquility in the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar
On March 14, 2018, journalists, professors, diplomats, and members of the Dutch parliament gathered at the American Embassy to listen to and participate in discussions around three presentations on digital information warfare. On the panel were Dr. Rand Waltzman, Dr. Peter Burger, and Tim Sweijs. Dr. Waltzman is a Senior Information Scientist at the RAND …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 March, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech | Tags: digital information warfare
March 6-7 2018 – Ambassador Pete Hoekstra visited his birthplace – the city of Groningen. His two-day journey offered a nostalgic look at the city where his parents lived, but also included briefings and meetings with officials, local businesses, universities, and institutes to learn about the innovative opportunities in the northern city. The Ambassador visited …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Culture, Economic Affairs, Education, Environment, Events, Featured Event, History, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Groningen
March 5, 2018 – Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was delighted to hand over the key for the old U.S. Embassy at the Lange Voorhout to Mayor Pauline Krikke of Gemeente Den Haag, who promised to give the building a good second life. For nearly 60 years, from 1959 until 2018, the U.S. Embassy in The Hague …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 March, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Marcel Breuer, Pauline Krikke
“Let us know why you should participate in the Women2Women International Leadership Program 2018 in the U.S. and maybe you’ll be selected to participate.” U.S. Embassy The Hague is looking for young women (ages 15-19) who want to participate in the Women2Women International Leadership Program, which will take place in Boston, Massachusetts on July 19-28, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 March, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Women2Women
February 16, 2018 – Ambassador Hoekstra and his wife Diane hosted 10 participants of the third IMC Weekend School’s “Ambassador’s Training” program at their Residence for a meeting and dinner. The IMC Weekend School, organizes extracurricular Sunday lessons for high-potential school children in underprivileged communities throughout the Netherlands. It currently has ten branches. During a …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 February, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: IMC Weekend School
February 22, 2018 Dank u wel. Ik wil u allereerst mijn excuses aanbieden. Ik wil deze toespraak heel graag in het Nederlands houden, ondanks dat mijn Nederlandse uitspraak nog niet perfect is, maar ik werk er aan. Burgemeester Bruls, collega’s van het corps diplomatique, overlevenden, verwanten van de slachtoffers, dames en heren, beste kinderen, ik …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 February, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Nijmegen
Passengers on KLM flights departing participating US airports will start to see TSA Pre✓® on their boarding passes and can now use the TSA Pre✓® lines. TSA Pre✓® expands to include 5 additional domestic and international airlines Expedited screening now available through 47 air carriers National Press Release Thursday, February 1, 2018 WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 February, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands, U.S. Agencies | Tags: KLM, Transportation Security Administration, TSA
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and his wife Diane, invited faith leaders and experts in the field of religious freedom in the Netherlands to a lunch on February 8, in honor of National Religious Freedom Day. Leaders from various faiths discussed religious tolerance in the Netherlands and other relevant international religious freedom issues. The dialogue provided a …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 9 February, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Fundamental Freedoms | Tags: interfaith dialogue, religious freedom
For immediate release January 19, 2018 The U.S. Embassy to the Kingdom of the Netherlands is pleased to announce that it will open for business at a new location in Wassenaar, Monday, January 29, 2018. The address of the new location is John Adams Park 1, 2244 BZ Wassenaar. The telephone number will remain the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 January, 2018 | Topics: embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: Wassenaar
Tonight Gershwin Bonevacia and Frank Sheppard performed an original piece written by Paulette Smit and directed by John Leerdam at De Nieuwe Kerk as part of the “We Have a Dream: Gandhi, King, Mandela” exhibit. The performance honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr on his birthday with words, song, and photographs. Ambassador …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 January, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Events, Featured Event | Tags: Martin Luther King
On Wednesday, January 10, Peter Hoekstra presented his credentials to King Willem-Alexander to officially become the 67th U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands. Ambassador Hoekstra was driven to Paleis Noordeinde in a ceremonial state coach accompanied by his wife Diane. Upon arrival at the palace, the Ambassador inspected the Koninklijke Militaire Kapel Johan Wilem Friso, which played the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 11 January, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Geloofsbrieven, Paleis Noordeinde, Presentation of Credentials, Willem-Alexander
NOTE: Consular Services (American Citizen Services. Visa Services) remain at the U.S. Consulate General at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. The U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands will be moving to a new location in John Adams Park in Wassenaar. It will be open on January 29, 2018. Embassy phone numbers will remain the same. To contact us call: +31 70 …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 January, 2018 | Topics: embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: #JohnAdamsPark1Wassenaar
“Make a short video in English to participate in our competition to earn a nomination for a prestigious youth program in the United States during the summer of 2018.” U.S. Embassy The Hague is looking for the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellow for 2018! Are you Dutch and will you be 16 or 17 years old …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 December, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S. | Tags: Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows, BFTF
Soliders from the U.S. Army participated in the annual mass honoring the Christmas Eve Mass celebrated by American soldiers in 1944. For the second year, CDA Shawn Crowley and his wife Sabine represented the U. States Mission. December 24th, 1944, the Dutch Brothers of the Immaculate Conception organized a Christmas Eve Mass in the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 24 December, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Limburg, Maastricht, World War II
CDA Shawn Crowley and others from the Embassy’s Foreign Commercial Service and Office of Defense Cooperation attend the signing ceremony for the Chinook Helicopter CH47 Modernization at Gilze Rijen Air Base. The ceremony was attended by officials from Boeing and the Dutch Ministries of Defense, Finance, and Economic Affairs. The ceremony celebrated the Dutch government’s decision to modernize six CH47 helicopters. During the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 14 December, 2017 | Topics: Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Boeing, Chinook
Vice President Mike Pence performed the ceremony to swear in Peter Hoekstra as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands in Washington, DC on December 11. The Vice President congratulated the Holland, Michigan native on Twitter, noting that he knew from serving with Hoekstra in the Congress that “there’s no better man to be in the Netherlands …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands, Vice President of the United States | Tags: Mike Pence
The recent announcement that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to relocate the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem may spark protests, some of which have the potential to become violent. U.S. Mission the Netherlands reminds U.S. citizens of the need for caution and awareness of personal security. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 December, 2017 | Topics: Alert, Amsterdam, Consul General, Consular Affairs, Events, Featured Event, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited NATO Headquarters during his travels this week to Belgium, Austria, and France. On December 6, 2017, he spoke at a press conference in Brussels. SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, good afternoon, all. It truly is a pleasure to be back in Brussels. Someone reminded me this is my seventh trip to Europe already this …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 December, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, News | Tags: NATO, Rex Tillerson
Remarks by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson The Wilson Center Washington, DC – November 28, 2017 The Wilson Center has made many important contributions to public policy over the years, and therefore it’s a very fitting venue for our discussion today on Europe, considering that 100 years ago this year the United States entered World War I …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 November, 2017 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Speeches | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, opened an incredible exhibit November 18, with music, food, Elvis and Marilyn. “The American Dream” is an exhibit that spans more than 70 years and is spread across two museums in two countries. The Drents Museum is displaying works covering the post-war decades 1945-1965 and the Kunsthalle Emden, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 November, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Assen, Drents Museum, The American Dream
In honor of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, Charge d’Affaires Shawn Crowley and his wife Sabine Crowley hosted a dinner with women business leaders. Guests came from a variety of fields and discussed mentoring, leadership, start-up financing, and many other topics. We were also joined by the Global Ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Carine de Meyere, who …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Economic Issues, Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, News, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Women's Entrepreneurship Day
There were thousands of events in 160 countries around the world for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017, including more than 100 here in the Netherlands. As part of the week-long program to inspire millions into entrepreneurial activity, U.S. Embassy the Hague invited two U.S. speakers to participate in numerous events. Dr. Sharon T. Freeman, president and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Issues, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Groningen
The U.S. Senate confirmed Peter Hoekstra as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Thursday, November 9, 2017. Mr. Hoekstra is a prominent politician and business executive who served as a member of Congress from 1993-2011, representing Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District. He was the Chairman of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Key Officials, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Peter Hoekstra
Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley on Monday spoke to Dutch entrepreneurs at the Road2NorthAmerica XL event. The networking event, organized by Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland – RVO.nl and the Kamer van Koophandel , supports Dutch companies wanting to do business in the United States and Canada. Crowley: Thank you, Mark. Good afternoon, Madam Ambassador. Good afternoon everyone. I’m delighted to see so many of you at …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 November, 2017 | Topics: Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Kamer van Koophandel, RVO
Lt. Col. James “Maggie” Megellas, the most-decorated officer in the history of the 82 nd Airborne, may be 100 years of age, but he sure doesn’t look it. And when he tells his stories, particularly the one about the harrowing events around the “Waal Crossing” of September 20, 1944, he’s a young man of 27 …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 November, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: James "Maggie" Megellas, Waal river crossing
More than 20 students attended a panel discussion on Cybersecurity and Entrepreneurship at the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam on Monday. The students, from the Vrije Universiteit’s School of Business and Economics in Amsterdam, participated fully in the discussion that touched on cyber threats as well as how to start businesses to deal with them. Leading …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 October, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Business, Consul General, Economic Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Vrije Universiteit
A rare artifact is coming to a Dutch railway museum in Goes this week: a Whitcomb diesel locomotive from after the Second World War. The Whitcomb locomotive type was bought in bulk by Dutch Railways after World War II. A part of the Marshall Plan – the U.S.-funded blueprint for reconstruction of 16 war-crippled countries …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 25 October, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Stoomtrein Goes-Borsele, Whitcomb
The Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands in World War II were honored during a memorial ceremony held on October 22, 2017, at the Canadian War Cemetery in Bergen op Zoom. Our Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley joined Canadian Ambassador Sabine Nölke as well as hundreds of others at the impressive ceremony. The cemetery is …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 October, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, History | Tags: Bergen op Zoom, Canada, Sabine Nölke
The Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley delivered remarks at the unveiling of a new monument in the community of Beek on Saturday, October 14. He was joined by Mayor Christine van Basten-Boddin and the deputy Governor of the Province of Limburg Ger Koopmans. The Embassy’s Air Attaché Colonel Scott Fisher also participated in the ceremony. On …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 October, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: B-17, Christine van Basten-Boddin, Ger Koopmans, Limburg, Stichting Herdenking Oorlogsslachtoffers Beek
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, would have been 100 this year. To mark that occasion, Alex Krijger published the first in-depth biography of JFK in Dutch in almost 25 years. At a book launching event at ProDemos in The Hague, Krijger presented Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley the first copy of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 October, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Alex Krijger, JFK, Kennedy
Museum Voorlinden, which celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sept. 11, opened an exhibit by Los Angeles-based artists Shio Kusaka and Jonas Wood on September 28. With this exhibit, which runs through January 7, the modern and contemporary art museum kicked off its year-long American Season series. Also to be featured in this series are Martin …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 October, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Jonas Wood, Joop van Caldenborgh, Museum Voorlinden, Shio Kusaka
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you all for coming out tonight. Please allow me to give a special welcome to Executive Director Marcel Oomen, whose leadership of the Fulbright Center for more than 20 years has ensured the continuing success of the program. I’d like to also thank the members of the Fulbright Executive …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 27 September, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Education, Events, Featured Event, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Fulbright
Leo S. Ullman was one of the lucky ones. It probably didn’t feel much like luck at the time. He was taken away from his parents. He had to stay with strangers for more than two years. He had to disappear, given false papers. Become illegal. He ended up in an orphanage. His parents had …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 September, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Europe & Eurasia, Events, Featured Event, History | Tags: Cultural Corner, Yad Vashem
Goede avond dames en heren. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’m delighted you could join us here this evening to celebrate one of the State Department’s most important programs: the International Visitor Leadership Program, or IVLP. I am honored to welcome a fraction of the hundreds of Dutch participants. We also are pleased to see …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 September, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event | Tags: Exchanges, IVLP
Remarks for the Waal River Crossing Ceremony CDA Shawn Crowley Nijmegen Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Mayor Bruls, Mayor Akkermans, Director van Afferen, distinguished veterans, ladies and gentlemen, and most importantly dear students. Thank you for the opportunity to take part in this ceremony commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Waal River Crossing and the liberation …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 September, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Europe & Eurasia, Events, Featured Event, Peace and Security, Speeches | Tags: Operation Market Garden
Remarks for St. Stevenskerk Ceremony Nijmegen, September 17, 2017 Good afternoon. Thank you, Mayor Bruls, for welcoming us once again to your beautiful city. Thank you as well, Mayor Sheehan, for making the trip all the way from Albany. I would like to acknowledge the presence of General Gavin’s family. I recognize the outstanding work …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 September, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, Speeches | Tags: Albany, Liberation
Last weekend the 73rd Anniversary of Operation Market Garden was commemorated in dozens of towns and hamlets in and around Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Eindhoven. Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley, Defense Attaché Captain Robert Buzzell, and U.S. Army Attaché Vince Martinelli laid wreaths and flowers at monuments large and small over four days that showed just how …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 September, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event | Tags: Operation Market Garden
Overseas Americans Remember (OAR) organized the annual 9/11 Memorial in The Hague on September 11, 2017. Charge d’Affaires Shawn Crowley gave remarks, along with this year’s guest of honor, Sgt. James Hines, a 25-year veteran of the NYPD, who was at the World Trade Center 16 years ago. The program featured music, readings, and a …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 September, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event | Tags: September 11
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC September 11, 2017 Today we remember the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, and honor the heroes who valiantly saved many lives that day, even sacrificing their own. Their courage on that day remains an example of the character of the American …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 11 September, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Each year during the first weekend of September, the city of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam co-sponsor the annual World Port Days festival. This year marks the 40th celebration of World Port Days and the festival theme is “Worldwide.” The weekend-long festival is a chance for the public to visit many of the companies …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 August, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Navy, Rob Verkerk
Two exhibits, sponsored in part by the U.S. Embassy, will close soon. Martin Scorsese: The Exhibition, at Eye in Amsterdam, runs through September 3rd. (Note the exhibit is closed August 30th). This is the first major exhibition on the work, life, and passions of the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese. This exhibition is devoted entirely to Scorsese and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 August, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Art & Culture, Events, Featured Event
Washington, DC- August 15, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Morning, all. We are releasing today the 2016 International Religious Freedom Report. This report is a requirement pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 – legislation that upholds religious freedom as a core American value under the Constitution’s First Amendment, as well as a universal human right. This law calls for the government …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 August, 2017 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, News, Reports | Tags: International Religious Freedom Report, Rex Tillerson
Yesterday the White House announced that President Donald Trump sent 16 nominations to the Senate. One was the official nomination for Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation. Read the full text …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 July, 2017 | Topics: embassy, Events, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Donald J. Trump
July 20, 2017- The Justice Department announced the seizure of the largest criminal marketplace on the Internet, AlphaBay, which operated for over two years on the dark web and was used to sell deadly illegal drugs, stolen and fraudulent identification documents and access devices, counterfeit goods, malware and other computer hacking tools, firearms, and toxic …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 July, 2017 | Topics: Events, U.S. & the Netherlands, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Justice, Europol, FBI, Law enforcement
July 17, 2017- The third anniversary of the downing of flight MH17 will be marked by the opening of a national monument dedicated to the victims. The creators of this living memorial forest were inspired by the form of the black memorial ribbon, which was used as a symbol in the aftermath of the tragedy, and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 July, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: MH17
The U.S. Consulate General celebrated 241 years of U.S. independence along with the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan last Friday at Amsterdam’s historic Koepelkerk. It was a wonderful opportunity to highlight the close ties between the United States and the Netherlands with friends and partners from across Amsterdam and beyond. Many thanks to all …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 July, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Consul General, Events, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Independence Day, Koepelkerk
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg generously offered up time to meet staff from the U.S. Mission in the Netherlands Monday, July 10. The Justice is in The Hague at the invitation of the World Justice Forum . She gave one of the keynote addresses at the opening event. While at …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 July, 2017 | Topics: Events, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: justice, law, SCOTUS
Photo Gallery of the Event Video of the Event The Hague, June 30, 2017 Goedenmiddag! Sabine and I are glad that you could join your friends from the Embassy, Consulate General, OPCW, and Europol to celebrate the 241st anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. Many thanks to our excellent Marine Security Guards for posting the colors and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 30 June, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Independence Day Reception, Marshall Plan
On June 19, 2017, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Sherry Keneson-Hall attended the Fulbright Award Ceremony in the historic Academiegebouw of Utrecht University. Twenty-three Dutch students and scholars were honored as the latest Fulbright grantees. The Fulbright Program offers scholarships to highly motivated foreign students to study in the U.S. and about an equal number …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 June, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Fulbright
Department of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC June 27, 2017 Well, thank you so much, Susan, and welcome to all of you to the State Department for this important event, and particularly I’m honored to welcome members of Congress, and in particular I want to highlight the leadership of Chairman Corker who’s with …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Human Rights, News, Official Reports | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 26, 2017 With the objective of maximizing national security, the Department of State will implement Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” in an orderly fashion, consistent with the Supreme Court’s unanimous order, and in accordance with the Presidential …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases
Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley The Hague, June 19, 2017 Ladies and gentleman, it is a true honor for Sabine and me to host this special Iftar dinner. Over the years we have had the pleasure of celebrating the breaking of the fast with friends in Tripoli, Kuwait City, Jerusalem, Benghazi, and Pristina, but also …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 June, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Azzedine Karrat, Iftar
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC June 6, 2017 Seventy years ago, on June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall laid out his bold vision for the United States to help the war-ravaged nations of Europe recover from the massive destruction of World War II. Marshall’s vision was central …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 June, 2017 | Topics: Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, News | Tags: Marshall Plan, Rex Tillerson
Remarks of U.S. Charge d’Affaires Shawn Crowley Memorial Day Ceremony American Cemetery at Margraten May 28, 2017, 15:00 __________________________________________________________________ General Van der Louw, on behalf of the King; Minister and Mrs. Plasterk; General Middendorp; General and Mrs. Scaparrotti; your excellencies; Governor and Mrs. Bovens; Mayors; Ladies, and Gentlemen. As the grandson, son, and brother of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 May, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Margraten
The Harmonie Concordia Festival celebrated its 140th anniversary with a concert dedicated to American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa on May 20, 2017. Over 150 sousaphonists played the tuba-like instrument named after him. John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. In fact, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 May, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Breda, John Philip Sousa, March music
A remembrance ceremony was held May 4th in Barendrecht to honor nine Dutch Resistance members, five Dutch military members, a Royal Australian Air Force Spitfire pilot, and four US Army Air Corps aviators who died when their B24 “Liberator” crashed in 1945. · Resistance Fighters M. Maasdam C. Keijzer J. Veldhoen A. Eriks B. Moekestorm …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 May, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Barendrecht
The U.S. Navy Destroyer, the USS Carney, stopped over in Amsterdam for a brief visit. The USS Carney is the 14th Destroyer in the Arleigh Burke class and is based out of Rota, Spain. Throughout the course of its 21 year history the USS Carney has made numerous deployments to the fifth and sixth fleet Areas …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 May, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events | Tags: US Navy
We were deeply honored to join U.S. and other Allied veterans at Friday’s “Het Gooi Bevrijd” commemoration in the village of Bussum near Amsterdam. More than 80 vintage WWII vehicles joined the colorful procession in honor of Dutch Liberation Day. It was great to see so many young people in the crowds. We were especially …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 May, 2017 | Topics: Consul General, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Bussum, Robert Izumi
The soldiers took part in a tribute to the allies which included Belgian, British, Canadian, Dutch, French, Norwegian, and Polish soldiers. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands looked on while the soldiers marched out with other allies. The concert was broadcast live on television via channel NPO 1 and can be seen by clicking this …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 6 May, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, History, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Department of Defense, US Army Europe
May’s book is The Things They Carried from National Book Award-winning author Tim O’Brien. The 1990 semi-autobiographical novel blurs fact with fiction in its vivid collection of short stories tracking the lives of a fictional group of American soldiers in Vietnam and their adjustment to civilian life after the war. Considered one of the best …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 May, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Art & Culture, Consul General, Events, Featured Event, News
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 3, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good morning. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Are we on? Can you all hear me back there in the back? Can you hear me now? (Laughter.) Can you hear me now? AUDIENCE: Yes. SECRETARY TILLERSON: All right. I …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 May, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley visited TU Delft, April 10, to learn about the cutting edge research being conducted on campus in the fields of water management and quantum computing. He was also able to meet with some American students, faculty members, and researchers at the university. While at the technical university, Wim Uijttewaal, Professor of Experimental Hydraulics, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 April, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Environment, Events, Science & Tech
U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam Security Message for U.S. Citizens Demonstration in Amsterdam, April 8-9 April 7, 2017 The U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam informs U.S. citizens of demonstrations scheduled to take place at the Museumplein (by the “IAmsterdam” sign) on Saturday, April 8, and Sunday, April 9, 2017, from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The stated …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 April, 2017 | Topics: Events, Exclude, Security & Emergency Messages
Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley visited PepsiCo’s Lay’s, Smiths and Cheetos factory in Broek op Langedijk. The factory was the first to produce potato chips in the Netherlands when it opened in 1958. Today, the factory supplies a wide assortment of snacks for the European market. In addition to the Broek op Langedijk facility, PepsiCo also …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 April, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: PepsiCo
April’s book is Pale Blue Dot from imminent U.S. astronomer and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Carl Sagan (1934-1996). Long-time Professor of Astronomy and Space Science at Cornell University, Sagan played a leading role in advancing America’s space program, from briefing the Apollo astronauts to collaborating on the Viking, Voyager and Galileo space missions. Creator of …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 4 April, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, Featured Event, Science & Tech
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Statement By U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson March 22, 2017 On the Attack in London On behalf of the United States, I express my condolences to the victims and their families. The American people send their thoughts and prayers to the people of the United Kingdom. We …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 March, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The Inclusion Leaders Network (ILN) celebrated its 1st anniversary March 2 with a reception at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, hosted by Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley. The Dutch ILN was co-founded in March 2016 by two exchange alumni, Mpanzu Bamega and Ahmed Larouz, as a local spin-off of The German Marshall Fund of the United States ‘ annual “Transatlantic Inclusion Leadership Network” (TILN) in Brussels. ILN has …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 March, 2017 | Topics: Alumni, Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: diversity, German Marshall Fund, IVLP, TILN
Public Affairs Counselor Sherry Keneson-Hall joined Mayor Bruls and other regional leaders in laying wreaths at the annual commemoration of the Nijmegen bombing February 22, 2017. The ceremony has taken place since 2001 to remembers the 800 victims of the tragic 1944 bombing of the city of Nijmegen. Keneson-Hall was asked to speak as the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 February, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Nijmegen
CDA Shawn Crowley hosted 16 Student Ambassadors from the IMC Weekend School for a discussion on the values that make a diplomat. The Student Ambassadors range in age from 16 to 26 and come from towns all over the Netherlands including: Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Tilburg, Nijmegen, Heerlen and other cities. During the discussion at …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 February, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Education, Events
Remarks Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC February 2, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Well, good morning, all. We apologize for being late. It seemed that this year’s prayer breakfast, people felt the need to pray a little longer. (Laughter.) But I certainly welcomed them all, so – thank you for such a warm reception. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 February, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Cees van ‘t Veen, Director National Cultural Heritage, on behalf of the Minister of Education, officially designated the American Embassy in The Hague a national monument during a ceremony at the Embassy on January 20, 2017. He presented the official designation plaque to Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley. Tracy Metz, Director of the John Adams Institute …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 January, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Chargé D’Affaires, Events, Featured Event, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Joris Wijsmuller, Tracy Metz
U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam paid tribute to the memory of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a January 12 reception. Click here to see students from the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in Amsterdam give a special performance in his honor.
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 17 January, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Culture, Events, Featured Event | Tags: Martin Luther King
The inauguration of the President will take place on Friday, 20 January 2017 and will be the fifty-eighth Presidential Inauguration. Information on the Presidential Inauguration is always available from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies website . Related websites Presidential Inaugurations , a Library of Congress American Memory web site The Constitution of the United States of America White House website (whitehouse.gov) Inauguration Quick Facts Who? President Donald J. Trump, the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 11 January, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Policy | Tags: Inauguration
On 15 December 2016, the United States of America (USA) deposited its Instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention of 5 July 2006 on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities held with an Intermediary (2006 Securities Convention). The USA had signed the Convention, together with Switzerland, 5 July 2006. The deposit …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 December, 2016 | Topics: embassy, Events, Featured Event, News | Tags: Hague Conference on Private International Law
As a result of the Cabinet decision on December 9, 2016 the United States and the Netherlands will formally begin negotiations to implement U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance operations at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) in early 2017. With Preclearance, travelers undergo CBP immigration, customs, and agriculture inspections before boarding a flight to the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 13 December, 2016 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Preclearance, Schiphol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
An old, retired F-16, has now found a permanent home on the ground: a roundabout near Volkel Airbase in the Province of Brabant. On December 3, 2016, the airplane was transported to the traffic junction Zeelandsedijk/Rondweg, in the presence of Defense Minister Hennis-Plasschaert and the Mayor of the Municipality of Uden. U.S. Embassy The Hague’s …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 December, 2016 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: F-16, ODC, Uden, Volkel
More than 100 Dutch students were able to ask their most burning questions about the United States at a recent Kids’ Lecture at Humanity House in The Hague. The students attend Public Primary School (OBS) Waterland from The Hague and the School van Maas en Waal in Amsterdam. During the “KinderCollege,” the children interacted with …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 November, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs | Tags: Humanity House, SamSam
Yosef Safi Harb is former Aerospace engineer specialized in sensor design turned health entrepreneur. He is currently the Founder of Happitech. Happitech uses the sensors on your smartphone with no additional hardware to measure vital signs like heart-rate rate, heart rate variability to detect heart-arrtyhmias, stress, life expectancy and fitness levels. Happitech’s technology is currently …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 November, 2016 | Topics: Business, Commercial Opportunities, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Yosef Safi Harb
On November 14 and 15, 2016, nine U.S. exporters of Specialty Food Products had one-on-one meetings with twelve importers during a Reverse Trade Mission (RTM). This RTM was organized by Food Export USA Northeast in close cooperation with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in The Hague. The exporters were welcomed by Chargé D’Affairs Shawn Crowley and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Amsterdam, Business, Commercial Affairs, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, News, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Food Export USA Northeast, Reverse Trade Mission
Our historic Consulate General is featured in this week’s episode of At5’s “Straten van Amsterdam.” Check it out here: https://www.at5.nl/gemist/tv/272
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 9 November, 2016 | Topics: Amsterdam, Art & Culture, Consul General, Events, Featured Event, History | Tags: Amsterdam, Culture, Streets of Amsterdam
The famously reclusive Emily Dickinson might not have felt comfortable with all the attention. But surely she would have loved the fact that one of her poems has been immortalized on a wall of a school house in a lovely neighborhood of The Hague. Dickinson, whose work received almost no recognition while she was still …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 November, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Events, Featured Event, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Emily Dickinson
CDA Shawn Crowley discusses the U.S. elections at the “American Dreamers” event hosted by Elsevier on October 19, 2016. More information…
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 October, 2016 | Topics: Amsterdam, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Elsevier
Source: Europol Press Release , September 19, 2016 U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DS) Deputy Assistant Secretary John M. Eustace and Europol Deputy Director Wil van Gemert met this week in The Hague. The two officials signed an agreement for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service to join two of Europol’s Focal Points1: FP Phoenix targets trafficking in human beings …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 September, 2016 | Topics: Europe & Eurasia, Events, Featured Event, Government Offices, Human Rights, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Diplomatic Security, Europol, Migrant smuggling, Trafficking in Human Beings
September 17-18 – On various locations in the Arnhem/Nijmegen region, people gathered to commemorate those who fought in Operation Market Garden to help liberate the Netherlands.
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 19 September, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Arnhem, Eerde, Eindhoven, Market Garden, Nijmegen
Embassy personnel came together to share their memories of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Overseas Americans Remember organized the ceremony which combined personal stories and music to honor those who died on that day 15 years ago, along with those who worked tirelessly to save them.
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 September, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, embassy, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: 9/11, Overseas Americans Remember
Since 2006, the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten has held an open-air Liberation Concert as a tribute to and in remembrance of the liberation of the Netherlands that began in September 1944 and those who died to secure it. CDA Shawn P. Crowley gave the opening remarks below at the concert on September 4, 2016. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 September, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, embassy, Events, Featured Event, History, Key Officials, News, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Margraten, WWII
Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley visited the city of Rotterdam September 1, 2016. He met with Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb to discuss areas of mutual cooperation. During a visit to the Essalam Islamic Center, he discussed religious freedom and tolerance and had a tour with the Director and staff. The day ended with a tour of the …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 September, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Doing Business in the U.S., Events, Featured Event, Key Officials, News, Public Affairs, Trade, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, Port, Rotterdam
April 1 and 2, 2016 – American sports envoys Zola Solamente (played on U.S. national soccer team) and Neftalie Williams (skateboarder and professor) were in Eindhoven for a special sports integration program. They led skills clinics, a soccer tournament, skateboarding lessons, BMX, dance and much more for Eindhoven youth, including refugees. Young people from Dynamo …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 August, 2016 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs | Tags: Eindhoven, Neftalie Williams, Sports Diplomacy, Zola Solamente
Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Adam Sterling Independence Day Celebration The Hague June 30, 2016 Goedenmiddag! Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate the 240thanniversary of our independence. You – our Dutch friends and allies – helped make our independence possible, so this party is for you, too. And for those who did not …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 30 June, 2016 | Topics: Events
Remarks of U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Adam H. Sterling Memorial Day Ceremony American Cemetery at Margraten May 29, 2016 General Van der Louw, on behalf of the King; State Secretary van Rijn; Excellencies; Admiral Bauer; General Hodges; General Farina; Governor Bovens; Mayors; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. I would first like to express my deepest appreciation …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 May, 2016 | Topics: Events
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON CHANGES TO RELINQUISHMENTS AND PASSPORT FEES On September 15, 2015, the Department of State published an interim final rule that makes changes to the passport book fees and fees related to the relinquishment of nationality. Relinquishment of Nationality Changes: Effective November 9, 2015, the Department of State will …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 September, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Due to the growing demand for Non-Immigrant Visas in Amsterdam we have opened up visa appointments for Saturday, August 29. We hope to see you at Saturday 29 August between 8:30 and 4:30. Please note that this is a one-off event, and all scheduling will be done via our website at www.ais.usvisa-info.com . If you can’t …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 August, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Effective January 1, 2016, the Department will eliminate the supplemental 24-page Visa Page Inserts (VPIs) for passports. Requests for VPIs will only be accepted until December 31, 2015. Currently, 52-page passport books are being issued to all applicants applying for passports overseas. This policy aims to lessen the burden on frequent travelers who need more …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 August, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Mission to the Netherlands Adam Sterling attended a reception hosted by the Mayor of Amsterdam in honor of activists from such countries as Turkey and Ireland to show pride and support LGBTI rights. Both Mayor van der Laan and Human Rights Watch director Boris Dittrich commemorated the liberal tradition …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 30 July, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
The Ivy Circle of the Netherlands organized a proper send-off for a group of students traveling to the United States of America to study next semester. Acting Consul General John Wilcock was on hand to give remarks. The event was held in the middle of the sunny Vondelpark in Amsterdam. Acting Consul General John Wilcock …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 2 July, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
—Due to persistant technical issues super saturday June 20 is canceled– –People who registered will be contacted– Are you eager to start your adventure in the United States, but don’t have time for a weekday visa appointment? No problem. Let the U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam help you discover America. We have opened up visa appointments …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 20 June, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Remarks of U.S. Ambassador Timothy M. Broas Memorial Day Ceremony American Cemetery at Margraten May 24, 2015 | 15:00 Hours As delivered Major General Van der Louw, on behalf of the King; Prime Minister Rutte; Excellencies; Minister of Defense Hennis; General Breedlove; Air Marshall Stacey; Lieutenant General Leijtens; Governor Bovens; Mayors; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 24 May, 2015 | Topics: Events
Acting Consul General John Wilcock met with author Jack Van Ommen an American of Dutch descent whose mother survived the horrors of the Dachau Concentration Camp. During their visit, Mr. Van Ommen spoke about his book, The Mastmakers Daughters, based on his mother’s involvement in the resistance movement in the Netherlands during World War II, …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 30 April, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Acting Consul General John Wilcock met with students, community leaders, and international (business) community in Groningen, the Netherlands. During his visit, he spoke with students of the American and Middle Eastern Student Association E Pluribus Unum on the occasion of their East meets West Conference providing insight into his life as a U.S. diplomat in …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 April, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Due to the growing demand for Non-Immigrant Visas in Amsterdam we have opened up visa appointments for Saturday, March 28. To make sure we can help as many people as possible we are limiting visa appointments to those who meet the following criteria: Visa Category: B1/B2, F, Js, C1/Ds. Find out what visa you need …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 28 March, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Ambassador Michele T. Bond and Consul General Randy Berry officially opened the recently-renovated Consular waiting room at the American Consulate General in Amsterdam on Monday, March 23 at 16:00 hrs. With this new renovation we have restored the historically-significant character of the room, while providing 21st century …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 March, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
January 18, 2015 Consul General Randy Berry opened the annual Martin Luther King Day event at de Balie in Amsterdam organized by Human Rights NGO Humanity in Action. CG Berry not only remarked on the impact Dr. King had on the United States of America, but also the need for all in attendance to follow …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 18 January, 2015 | Topics: Amsterdam, Events
