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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Call for proposals is now: OPEN Deadline for Applications: November 10, 2017 (midnight; local time) Period of performance: 2017-2018 Program Description U.S. Embassy The Hague is proud to announce a special grant competition in honor of CyberSecurity Awareness Month focusing on supporting programs to promote the use of technology among younger audiences to solve problems related …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 12 October, 2017 | Topics: Economic Issues, Education, Featured Event, News, Political Affairs, Public Affairs, Science & Tech | Tags: cybersecurity, technology
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
By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, April 6, 2017 — The United States fired Tomahawk missiles into Syria today in retaliation for the regime of Bashar Assad using nerve agents to attack his own people. President Donald J. Trump ordered the attack on Al-Shayrat Air Base, the base from which the chemical attack on …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 April, 2017 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, President of the United States, Public Affairs | Tags: Donald J. Trump
A few miles north of The Hague, researchers and scientist are working on getting humans back to the moon and then onto Mars. The European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC) in Noordwijk is the largest European Space Agency (ESA) site in Europe. On a recent visit, CDA Shawn Crowley and Embassy Science Officer Keith Krause …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 3 April, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & the Netherlands
Yesterday we celebrated international women’s day and women’s history month at the U.S. Consulate General. Let’s keep pushing so that future girls think “what’s the big deal” with a woman astronaut, a woman president, a woman CEO, a woman dean, whatever.
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 March, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Featured Event, Gender Issues, History, Human Rights, News, Public Affairs, Video
The U.S. Embassy in The Hague is proud to announce a new call for proposal to provide support for individuals and organizations representing civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGO), educational institutions, and artistic organizations whose aim is to promote and deepen the understanding and appreciation of American society and values in the Netherlands. The Embassy elicits …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 7 February, 2017 | Topics: Public Affairs | Tags: Grants
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
More than 1,000 students and faculty attended the 13th edition of Minerva’s All American Night in Leiden’s magnificent Pieterskerk. Organized by the student members of Minerva Society, it was a night of politics, music, and even a play – the latest edition of a tradition that stretches back to the U.S. Presidential Election of 1968. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 November, 2016 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Key Officials, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands
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
On September 15, a unique American flag carried during D-Day in 1944 arrived at the Nationaal Militair Museum in Soesterberg. The flag was accepted with military ceremony in the presence of Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and about twenty American World War II veterans. The museum opened an exhibition on the flag on this day. …
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 16 September, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Featured Event, History, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: D-Day, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. veterans, Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg
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