Verenigde Staten: News and Events May 2019

NAF Update May 2019 The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC Netherland-America Foundation Ambassadors' Awards Dinner in collaboration with Holland on the Hill Wednesday, May 22, 2019 The Willard InterContinental, Washington, DC 6:30 pm Cocktails & Silent Auction Review 7:30 pm Dinner and Awards 10:00 pm After-Dinner Cognac & Liquors AWARDS The Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Award The Ambassador C. Howard Wilkins, Jr. Award The Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush Award These awards, established in 1991 and named after former U.S. Ambassadors to the Netherlands, recognize a person's outstanding professional accomplishments in either the commercial, cultural or political field in the United States or the Netherlands, and individuals who have markedly served to strengthen relations between the two countries. 2019 AWARDEES Rachel Brand Executive Vice President, Global Governance, Walmart, Inc. The Ambassador C. Howard Wilkins, Jr. Award Russell Shorto Author, Historian and Journalist The Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush Award Alexander R. Wynaendts Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aegon N.V. The Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Award KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jim VandeHei CEO/Co-Founder of Axios; Former CEO/Co-Founder of Politico For registration please click here. NAF Ambassadors' Awards Dinner will be preceded at noon by the   Heineken Award and Lecture Ceremony At the Members' Room Library of Congress featuring Alexander R. Wynaendts Hosted by the Holland on the Hill program, a joint effort of the U.S. Congressional Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, corporate partners, and the Netherland-America Foundation. Guests attending the Awards Dinner are invited and are kindly requested to register.   Please contact [email protected] Chapter Spotlight - Washington DC Bob Ottenhoff, Ton Gardeniers, Ambassador Henne Schuwer, Stan Veuger and Jim Dykstra Dear Members and Friends of NAF,      Spring is always an exciting time for the Washington, DC NAF Chapter. As I write this, we are busily preparing for our annual Ambassadors' Awards Dinner, which will be held at the Willard Hotel in downtown DC on Wednesday evening, May 22.        The dinner is held in conjunction with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, its Holland on the Hill partners, and the House Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  Ambassador Henne Schuwer is our honorary dinner chair, and Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) are honorary co-chairs.  The dinner raises funds for the NAF's educational and cultural programs and provides for a study/internship program in Washington, DC each summer.  Five Dutch students attend classes at George Mason University and intern on Capitol Hill and at non-profit organizations, associations and media outlets such as the New York Times.      We will be honoring three distinguished individuals for their contributions to Dutch-American relations at the dinner on the 22nd.  They are Rachel Brand, Executive Vice President of Global Governance for Walmart; Russell Shorto, an author, historian and journalist who has written critically acclaimed books about Amsterdam and the Dutch settlement of Manhattan; and Alexander Wynaendts, CEO and Chairman of Aegon N.V.  Mr. Wynaendts will also be presented the Holland on the Hill Freddy Heineken Award at a ceremony on Capitol Hill earlier in the day.      Jim VandeHei, founder and CEO of Axios, who also founded Politico, will be our keynote speaker.  A year ago, our keynoter was Hank Meijer, a former dinner awardee, who spoke on his book about Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan, who was one of the most influential senators on international affairs in US history.      The chapter holds a number of educational, cultural and social programs throughout the year.  These include speaker lunches, gallery tours, opportunities to hear Dutch authors and musicians visiting the US, and regular informal social gatherings in conjunction with other Dutch organizations in the nation's capital.      The speaker luncheons have proven particularly interesting.  They have featured noted Dutch water expert Henk Ovink; curators of Dutch art at the National Gallery of Art; Alexander van der Horst, an astrophysics professor at George Washington University; senior Dutch government officials, including the head of Dutch counterterrorism efforts; and Dutch art historian Anke Van Wagenberg.  The chapter has also hosted special events, including ones at which Hank Meijer spoke about his Vandenberg book; a program featuring the author of a book about the Dutch in Indonesia; a panel discussion on election day in the Netherlands, with live streaming of election results; and others.       Group Photo with Ambassador Henne Schuwer, Embassy staff, Representatives of the Michigan State House Assembly Leaders and NAF delegation  Ambassador Henne Schuwer with students from Calvin College, Dutch Embassy staff  and NAF delegation in Grand Rapids, Michigan April 30, 2019    The DC chapter values its relationship with the Dutch embassy; with the Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands; and with its partner chapters around the country.  Just recently, Bob Ottenhoff and Jim Dykstra joined NAF executive director Yvonne Simons, Ambassador Schuwer and Julia Koppius of the Dutch embassy in a visit to Western Michigan.  During their visit, they met with leaders of the Dutch community in Western Michigan and discussed ways in which the NAF chapter there could be more active and play a leadership role on behalf of the large Dutch contingent in Western Michigan and throughout the Midwest.      The DC NAF chapter is headed by Stan Veuger, a renowned economist at the American Enterprise Institute who was formerly with the Boston NAF chapter.  Other chapter leaders include NAF board members Jim Dykstra, Ton Gardeniers and Bob Ottenhoff, along with Sophie Peeters, who serves as board secretary, and Alexander van der Horst.   Sophie, now with the World Bank, is a distinguished alumna of our study/internship program.   Jim Dykstra Member, NAF Board Executive Committee Member, DC NAF Chapter Leadership Committee Save the Date Annual Meeting of Members 2019 Thursday, June 6 , 2019 Baker & McKenzie LLP 452 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Thursday, June 6, 2019 12:30-2:00 PM Events Saturday, May 4- Sunday, May 12  Oorkaan Performs Glimpse BAM Fisher 321 Ashland Place Brooklyn, NY 11217 Thursday, May 16 NAF NL: Send-Off Event NAF Awardees with Andre Haspels 5:00-8:00 PM Café Schlemmer Lange Houtstraat 17 2511 CV Den Haag Friday, May 17- Saturday, May 19 Women Art Dealers 1940-1990 Christie's Education Symposium 1230 Avenue of the Americas 20th Floor New York, NY, 10020 Peggy Guggenheim and Nelly van Doesburg. De Stijl in the United States - lecture by Doris Wintgens    Thursday, May 23 NAF NorCal & CGSF: Book Presentation The Disruptive Power of Citizens by Dr. Steven de Waal  6:30-8:30 PM Consulate General of the Netherlands 120 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA Thursday, May 23 NAF NorCal: Speed Coaching Event 6:30-8:00 PM Schubert, Jonckheer & Kolbe 3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1650 San Francisco, CA Your participation in the NAF plays a big role in helping the organization fulfill its ongoing mission of supporting educational and cultural exchange between the United States and the Netherlands.   The Netherland-America Foundation 505 Eighth Avenue, #12A-05 Suite 12A-05 New York, NY 10018