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Ambassador Hoekstra laid a wreath on behalf of the United States.

Remembering the Dutch victims of World War II in Asia

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 | 16 August, 2018 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: ,

Unveiling of a new bronze bust of Eleanor Roosevelt in Middelburg

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 | 7 August, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Featured Event, History, News, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags: , ,

Amsterdam Pride walk

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 | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Featured Event, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & the Netherlands | Tags:

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