Dutch Ambassador of Santo Domingo Visits St.Eustatius

Mr. Aart Jan Verdegaal standing in front of the "Michiel Andriaansz de Ruyter Monument" in Fort Oranje.
Dutch Ambassador Mr. Aart Jan Verdegaal, H.M. Ambassador to Santo Domingo, paid a working visit to the Windward Islands July 6th to 9th 2008. The Ambassador arrived on the island on Tuesday July 8th at 7:25am. Mr. Jan Verdegaal was met at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Airport by second Acting Lt. Governor, Mr Louis Brown and Mrs. Mercedes Lopes-Spanner from the Department of Protocol and Government Information Service. The Ambassador Mr. Aart Jan Verdegaal made a courtesy visit to the office of the Acting Lt. Governor, Mr. Gerald Berkel and concluded his stay with an island tour. Mr Verdegaal was impressed and commented, a beautiful island. The Ambassador departed to Saba at 12:15pm.