The Netherlands National Day
The Netherlands National Day On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and the people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the occasion of Koningsdag. The partnership between the United States and the Netherlands took root in Henry Hudson’s early voyages to North America in 1609 on behalf of the Dutch East India Company and grew with the Netherlands’ recognition of American independence in 1782. These historic milestones reflect a foundation...
