DUTCH AMERICAN AMBASSADORS TO THE NETHERLANDS by C. Carl Pegels
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s of 2019 there have been 69 US Ambassadors to the Netherlands. Among the 69 are six with solid and verifiable Dutch American backgrounds. The first US Ambassador to the Netherlands was John Adams. He served from 1782 until 1788. His position was very important because the Dutch government was one of the first to officially recognize the new republic of the United States, and much of the early financing for the new republic was provided by Dutch bankers. The earliest Dutch American to serve as US Ambassador to the Netherlands was Hermanus Bleecker. He served from May 1837 until June 1842. It would be another 46 years before another Dutch American Ambassador was appointed. He
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