U.S. Ambassador Timothy R. Broas concluded his visit to the Dutch Caribbean on Tuesday.
Accompanied by U.S. Consul General James Moore, he met with meet with distinguished
members of government and parliament, and leaders in education, the arts, and the media in
Curaçao, Sint Maarten, St. Eustatius, and Aruba.
Timothy Broas was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. Ambassador to the
Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 6, 2014. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on
March 13, 2014. Ambassador Broas presented his credentials to His Majesty King WillemAlexander
on March 19, 2014, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Last week, Ambassador Broas met with government and Parliament leaders in Curaçao.
This week, in Sint Maarten, Ambassador Broas met with Governor Eugene Holiday and Prime
Minister Marcel Gumbs. In St. Eustatius, he met with Governor Gerald Berkel and toured the
historic Fort Oranje – the site of the “First Salute,” and the first international recognition of
American independence. And in Aruba, Ambassador Broas met Governor Fredis Refunjol,
Prime Minister Mike Eman, President of Parliament Marisol Lopez-Tromp, and several
ministers of the Prime Minister’s cabinet.
The visit of Ambassador Broas coincides with the 65th anniversary of the Roosevelt House and
the opening of an exhibit to commemorate this unique gift from the people of Curaçao to the
people of the United States. During the commemoration, Ambassador Broas said:
“During the past year, I have been struck by the extraordinary depth of relations today between
the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In numerous ways, and not merely
economic, we are forever invested in each other’s future. Our friendship and cooperation is
rooted in a proud and intertwined history. Thank you for warmly welcoming me to the Dutch
Caribbean where I had the pleasure of learning firsthand about this important – and beautiful –
part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. ”