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Government & Organizations
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NETHERLANDS
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 ROYAL NETHERLANDS EMBASSY - WASHINGTON D.C. Here you will find just about everything you need to know about the Netherlands including a List of Netherlands Clubs/Associations in the U.S.
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 NETHERLANDS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Citizens of the Netherlands, visit this site to find the latest information concerning the Dutch living abroard.
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 NETHERLANDS BOARD OF TOURISM. The perfect site to visit for anyone planning to tour Holland. Information on travel, bicycling, cultural events and much more.
The Netherlands Board of Tourism has a site especially designed for the Dutch living abroard. Go to www.rootsinholland.com for the English language version titled "Back to Your Roots", and www.ikmis.nl for the Dutch version titled "Heimwee naar Holland."
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 ARTIS ZOO AMSTERDAM. Founded in 1838, it is the oldest public zoo on the European continent. The web site provides information about all the institution's facilities, the zoo, planetarium and botanical garden, just to name a few. Currently, the text is in the Dutch language only, except for a visitors information page available in several languages including English.
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 STICHTING NEDERLAND-VERENIGDE STATEN
(Netherlands-United States Organization) is a
Dutch-American friendship organization in the Netherlands. The site is only in Dutch.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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| NETHERLANDS CONSULATE GENERAL at LOS ANGELES Provides information for Dutch citizens or persons planning to visit Holland who live in the southwestern U.S.
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 THE NETHERLANDS-AMERICAN COMMERCE NETWORK WEST
(NACWest) - a new organization to facilitate and promote business between The Netherlands and the US. This organization is sponsored and supported by the Consulate General at Los Angeles.
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 DUTCH AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
"Our mission is to promote, celebrate and create a strong awareness of Dutch culture and achievements amongst Americans in California."
Read the Proclamation by the President of the United States of America.
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 NETHERLANDS SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION
(nesso) - renders voluntary aid and assistance, financial and otherwise, to deserving and needy persons of present or former Dutch nationality and their families who reside in the Southern California area.
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 THE DUTCH SCHOOL LOS ANGELES (DSLA) offers classes in Dutch Language and Culture to children from 4-14 years old. Families of all backgrounds are welcome.
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 HABINI is an organization established to provide, through fund raising efforts and donations, much needed assistance to elderly Dutch-Indonesians (Indos) who are Dutch citizens but are unable to leave Indonesia.
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Philanthropic Organizations
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 THE NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION Building on the enduring heritage and values shared between the peoples of the Netherlands and the United States, the Netherland-America Foundation seeks to further strengthen the bonds between our two countries through exchange in the arts, sciences, education, business and public affairs.
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KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION UNITED STATES (KBFUS) You can support European non-profits and claim your tax benefits in the U.S. The King Baudouin Foundation United States (KBFUS), a 501(c)(3) public charity, helps U.S.-based individuals give to European museums, universities and other non-profits in a tax-efficient way. For more information, you may contact Jean Paul Warmoes at 212-643-8645.
Note: Parent organization is the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF), Belgium.
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Professional Associations
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THE NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE functions as a focal point for Netherlands related business interests in the Southern California area.
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N.A.S. Members' Home Pages/Web Sites
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| ROBERT KIRSNER. Professor of Dutch and Afrikaans at UCLA.
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MARTIN PERLBERGER. Perlberger Law Offices.
Entertainment, International, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Business Law
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SARA WOOKEY Provocative choreographer. Amsterdam - Los Angeles.
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JOHANNES BAKKER & LINDA ALLEN (JL Jewelers) specializing in custom handcrafted design work in platinum, gold, silver as well as antique restoration and repair work.
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Local Home Pages/Web Sites
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 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Ellen Schipper, who was born in Indonesia and received her initial ballet training in Amsterdam, is the training school artistic director at West Coast Ballet, a non-profit ballet company in Santa Barbara, CA, for pre-professional students with professional guest artists. The students and performers have continued to dance for Jose Matteo Ballet Theatre in Boston, San Francisco Ballet, Utah Ballet , Lido de Paris in France. Students, while in training, also studied on scholarship in Boston, New York, Milwaukee, Houston, and San Francisco.
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Local Business
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 JAZZDAGEN TOURS Specializing in Tours and Cruises for Jazz Lovers
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 HOLLAND-AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL SPECIALITIES - GOURMET FOOD PRODUCTS.
"Wij Hebben de Grootse Sortering in Hollandse Artikelen in America"
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The Dutch Language
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 LANGUAGE DOOR Dutch language classes in Los Angeles, Orange County and the San Fernando Valley.
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| DUTCH LANGUAGE Dutch language schools, dictionary, words and other resources.
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| LEARN DUTCH For those of you who said you would learn Dutch someday, now is your chance. The site provides audio so you can hear the spoken language as you learn.
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INTEGRAL DUTCH COURSE Text instruction is in English and includes 12 chapters with 92 exercises in Dutch.
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 DUTCH TRANSLATION Dutch Translation services available through Romo Translations, expert Dutch Translators available for all your Dutch Language needs.
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Clubs and Societies
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 HOLLAND SOCCER CLUB proudly announces its brand new Web site. The club was established in 1957 as a non-profit organization for the Dutch community in Southern California to promote the sport of soccer, also known as voetbal (football), and to unite the various immigrant groups of Dutch descent and their offspring.
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 ORANJE VOETBAL CLUB A group of Dutch football lovers living in the San Diego, California, area has created a competitive youth club that conducts its training and play based on "The Dutch Way" of training and the "Coerver system" of training youths.
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 ORANGE COUNTY DUTCH 'MEETUP' GROUP Looking for some friends with the Dutch connection? Join this group, and participate in meetings with a Dutch Touch right here in Orange County, California! A brief description of their next meeting also is listed on the NAS Events page.
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 DUTCH SAN DIEGO Connecting the Dutch Community. The website was created to provide information about events, helpful sites, and groups that may be of interest to the Dutch community in San Diego. If there is enough interest, a club may be formed. Associated with the San Diego 'Meetup' Group (see below).
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 DUTCH PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA This website brings together information about everything Dutch in the San Francisco Bay Area and is especially aimed for Dutch people who are planning to move to the Bay Area, or for those who just came here and are looking for a bit of their home country overseas.
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 DE HOLLANDERS. Serves the Dutch community as well as those interested in Dutch culture In the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, area. Event photos. In Dutch and English.
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 THE NETHERLANDS-AMERICA ASSOCIATION OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. The NAADV was formed in 1957 by Dutch immigrants who were looking for a mutual social outlet in the Philadelphia region. Over the years it grew into a non-political, non-profit, educational and literary organization.
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 DE NEDERLANDS VERENIGING TE RIO DE JANEIRO (NVR) An association whose purpose is to bring together Dutch persons and their families in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
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 CLUB HOLANDÉS DE COSTA RICA (C.H.C.) The site of the Dutch Club in Costa Rica, with useful information for members and visitors.
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 THE ATLANTA HOLLAND CLUB Information about the Atlanta Holland Club and more.
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 NETHERLANDS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA. The site has plenty of content in Dutch and English with a growing list of links to other Dutch related sites.
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 THE DUTCH CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OTTAWA VALLEY. Check out their informative list of FAQs about the DCA, Ottowa and Holland.
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 THE DUTCH CLUB OF PUERTO RICO. The Dutch Club of Puerto Rico website provides information
about the club, upcoming activities, pictures,interesting links and more... In Dutch and English.
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Business web sites are listed as a convenience and source of interest for visitors to this web site and should not be construed as an endorsement by the Netherlands American Society.
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