Dutch American Friendship Day Reception

“There are no friends more faithful than they.” John Adams

Dutch-American Friendship Day is April 19th .

On that day in 1782, John Adams who was to become the second President of the United States, became Minister Plenipotentiary, the first American Ambassador to the Netherlands.

For almost 244 years, the Dutch and American nations have had continuous unbroken diplomatic relations, the longest unbroken diplomatic relations between the United States and any nation.

In 1982, the year of the Bicentennial, President Ronald Reagan signed HJ 410, a resolution we submitted that declared April 19th Dutch-American Friendship Day.

This year, OAR will commemorate that friendship late Wednesday afternoon.

The Honorable Marcus Micheli, Deputy Chief of Mission -The United States Embassy will join us as will the Burgemeester of Wassenaar, Laurens van Doeveren.

RSVP to [email protected]

WHEN

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 04:30 PM Amsterdam Time

WHERE

Raadhuis De Paauw
Raadhuislaan 22
Wassenaar 2242CP
Netherlands
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CONTACT

Overseas Americans Remember
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