Marcus Micheli
Chargé d’affaires ad interim
Bert Kraaimoore
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission
Kate Nanavatty
Consul General
Nicole Shampaine
Ambassador (OPCW)
Marcus Micheli
Chargé d’affaires ad interim
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Marcus Micheli currently serves as the Chargé d’affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague.
Bert Kraaimoore
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission
Bert Kraaimoore is the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, at U.S. Mission the Netherlands and he is a career Foreign Service Officer.
Kate Nanavatty
Consul General
Kate Nanavatty, a career U.S. foreign service officer, assumed her position as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam in July 2022.
Nicole Shampaine
Ambassador (OPCW)
Nicole Shampaine is the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) based in The Hague. She most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U. S. Embassy in Egypt.
Marcus Micheli
Chargé d’affaires ad interim
Bert Kraaimoore
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission
Kate Nanavatty
Consul General
Nicole Shampaine
Ambassador (OPCW)
Donald J. Trump
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JD Vance
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Marco Rubio
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President of the United States
Donald J. Trump serves as the 47th President of the United States. He also served as the 45th.
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JD Vance serves as the 50th Vice President of the United States.
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Marco Rubio serves as the 72nd United States Secretary of State.
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
Donald J. Trump serves as the 47th President of the United States. He also served as the 45th.
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States
JD Vance
Vice President of the United States
JD Vance serves as the 50th Vice President of the United States.
Marco Rubio
Secretary of State
Marco Rubio
Secretary of State
Marco Rubio serves as the 72nd United States Secretary of State.
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