Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: President to Welcome Prime Minister of the Netherlands
August 26, 2003
President Bush will welcome Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende to the White House on September 3, 2003 for a working breakfast. The Netherlands stands among America's closest allies in the war on terrorism and the effort to bring peace and democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq. The Netherlands is a founding member of NATO with a deep-rooted commitment to transatlantic cooperation.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: President to Welcome Prime Minister of the Netherlands Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/281708