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Dear CADS, September has brought us glorious sunshine — although unfortunately not on the day we celebrated the King’s birthday at the British Embassy in The Hague. Dee van Doorn and I joyfully joined in both the Dutch and British…

Dear CADS, As Summer made the most of its final sunny days, a group of us took to the Amsterdam canals for our traditional boat tour. In fact, long-standing CADS members tell met that boat trips may have been a…

Dear CADS, As we reach the end of June, I’m sweltering in the tropical heat that has engulfed much of Europe these days. A good opportunity to consider on the activities of the last month and look forward to what…

Dear CADS,   May has been a rather splendid month. Not only have we enjoyed summer-like temperatures, prompting the occasional glass of Pimms, but we were also treated to HM Ambassador Chris Rampling’s talk on the UK–NL relationship and how…

Dear CADS, This is my first official newsletter to you as Chair. I’m just as intrigued as you might be as to what my imprint will be on CADS but one thing is for sure: you get out of CADS…