United States Ambassador to the Netherlands

Ambassador of the United States to the Netherlands Ambassadeur van de Verenigde Staten in Nederland
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Shawn Crowley as Chargé d'Affaires since July 2016
Nominator	President of the United States
Inaugural holder	John Adams as Minister Plenipotentiary
Formation	April 19, 1782
Website	thehague.usembassy.gov

The United States diplomatic mission to the Netherlands consists of the embassy located in The Hague and a consular office located in Amsterdam.

In 1782, John Adams was appointed America's first Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland. According to the United States Department of State, the same year came formal recognition by the Netherlands of the United States as a separate and independent nation, along with badly needed financial help that indicated faith in its future. These loans from the United Provinces, which have been called "the Marshall Plan in reverse," were the first the new government received.

The American Embassy building in The Hague opened on July 4, 1959. It was designed by architect Marcel Breuer. Notable Americans such as former Presidents Adams and John Quincy Adams, General Hugh Ewing and Iraq Envoy L. Paul Bremer have held the title of Ambassador.

Besides the embassy, a U.S. consulate-general is located on Curaçao which is responsible for the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. This consulate is not part of the U.S. diplomatic mission to the Netherlands.

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On July 18, 2013, President Obama nominated Timothy M. Broas to become the next U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, succeeding Fay Hartog-Levin, who had resigned in September 2011. Broas, an attorney and philanthropist, was a major donor to President Obama's campaigns. He was first nominated in April 2012, but withdrew his name in June after being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. He subsequently plead guilty to the reduced charge of driving while impaired and was placed on probation. Broas was finally appointed in March 2014.