Demonstration Alert – U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, The Netherlands (August 5, 2019) Location: Announced gathering points and route include, but are not limited to, the Museumplein area in front of the U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Event: A demonstration is expected on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, beginning at approximately 4:00 pm and lasting until ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 August, 2019 | Topics: Alert, Exclude | Tags: alert, Amsterdam, Demonstrations
U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Netherlands November 14, 2018 Location: Demonstrations at the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam and the U.S. Embassy in The Hague, the Netherlands. Event: Demonstrations are expected to take place on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm at the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam and Friday, November 16, ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Exclude, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Amsterdam, Demonstrations
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
U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Netherlands (August 31, 2018) Location: Centraal Station, Amsterdam Event: Amsterdam Police reported a security incident at Centraal Station in Amsterdam. The incident is over, a suspect has been taken into custody, and the station has reopened. Actions to Take: Avoid active investigation sites in the area of Centraal Station. Notify friends and family ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 31 August, 2018 | Topics: Alert | Tags: alert, Amsterdam, us citizens
New U.S. Consul General Joseph Parente has arrived in Amsterdam and is looking forward to connecting with the city and all Amsterdammers. Looking forward to any tips you have for him to make Amsterdam his home. Find out more about Joe
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 21 August, 2018 | Topics: Amsterdam | Tags: Amsterdam, Consul General, Consulate General, Parente
August 23, 2017 Dutch authorities report that the Allah-Las concert in Rotterdam at Maassilo Hall has been cancelled due to a terrorist threat. Police have closed off the area, and heavy police presence is on the scene. U.S. citizens should avoid the area. General security information U.S. citizens in the Netherlands are reminded, in general, ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 23 August, 2017 | Topics: Alert, Amsterdam, Exclude, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Amsterdam, security message
August 22, 2017 U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, the Netherlands The U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam informs U.S. citizens of a privately-organized event being held for Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer August 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam. We expect this gathering to be peaceful; however, all ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 22 August, 2017 | Topics: Alert, Amsterdam, Exclude, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Amsterdam, security message
July’s book is The Buddha in the Attic (2011) by Julie Otsuka. The novel tracks the lives of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” in the early 20th century. Told in the first-person, the novel eloquently evokes the women’s day-to-day struggles in a new land: meeting their ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 July, 2017 | Topics: Amsterdam, Consul General, Culture | Tags: Amsterdam, Books, CG's Bookshelf, Culture
Enjoyed meeting our neighbors last friday at Amsterdam’s Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts and deeply honored to see their students perform. What talent! Learn more about this dance institution at
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 5 December, 2016 | Topics: Amsterdam, Art & Culture, Consul General, Featured Event | Tags: Amsterdam, Consul General, Culture, dancing, museumplein
Thanks to the U.S. Consulate’s Youth Advisory Board (comprised of
Amsterdam University College students) for recommending this month’s book—“Catch-22” by Joseph Heller. The iconic 1961 novel, set off the coast of Italy in World War II, chronicles the experiences of Captain John Yossarian and his 256th air corps squadron as they confront the violence and paradoxes prevalent in ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 December, 2016 | Topics: Consul General, Culture, Featured Event | Tags: Amsterdam, Books, CG's Bookshelf, Culture
Police have informed Consulate Amsterdam of the following demonstrations this Saturday, 12 November 2016. The first demonstration will be held in front of the I Amsterdam sign located in front of the Rijksmuseum. The demonstration is for the “removal of the President of South Korea.” This demonstration is scheduled to take place on Saturday the ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 10 November, 2016 | Topics: Exclude, Security & Emergency Messages | Tags: Amsterdam, Demonstrations
Our historic Consulate General is featured in this week’s episode of At5’s “Straten van Amsterdam.” Check it out here:
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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
Last week, U.S. Vice Consul Kharmika Alston (left) attended the closing the Netherlands’ first annual Black Achievement Month (October 1-31). See
www.blackachievementmonth.nl to learn more about this important milestone.
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 8 November, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Education, Featured Event, History, Human Rights | Tags: Amsterdam, Black Achievement Month, Black History Month, Consulate General
Sandra Cabrera, spouse of CG McCawley, and a proud U.S. citizen of Colombian descent, introduces this month’s book, “The House on Mango Street”, by Mexican-American author Sandra Cisneros. In her 1984 novel, Cisneros chronicles the life of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl coming of age in a poor Chicago neighborhood. This beloved book has ...
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 1 October, 2016 | Topics: Amsterdam, Consul General, Culture | Tags: Amsterdam, CG's Bookshelf, Consul General
CG McCawley met with Amstelveen Mayor Mirjam van ‘t Veld and others at the Amsterdam in Business networking event at the iconic A’DAM tower. Are you a U.S. company looking to set up an office here? Click the
link to learn more about what the metropolitan area is doing to attract investors and new business
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By U.S. Mission Netherlands | 29 September, 2016 | Topics: Amsterdam, Business, Consul General | Tags: Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Business, Consul General, Mirjam van 't Veld