[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              ADAMS HOUSE

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate a historic 
milestone in one of our Nation's oldest diplomatic partnerships as we 
look toward America's 250th anniversary. Recently, in The Hague, 
Netherlands, the United States Ambassador's residence was officially 
designated as Adams House.
  This designation honors a remarkable legacy of American 
statesmanship, that of our second President John Adams and his son John 
Quincy Adams. In 1782, as the foundations of our Republic were still 
being laid, the elder Adams secured the Dutch recognition and financial 
support that proved essential to our independence. He knew then, as we 
hold true today, that American liberty is fortified by strong, 
principled alliances. This house further honors the torch passed to his 
son John Quincy Adams, who served as U.S. Minister Resident to the 
Netherlands before his own storied tenure as Secretary of State and our 
sixth President.
  For my fellow Texans, this relationship is not just a matter of 
history; it is a cornerstone of our modern prosperity. The Netherlands 
is one of the top foreign investors in the State of Texas. From the 
energy corridors of the Gulf Coast to the tech hubs in Austin, Dutch 
innovation and Texas industry work hand-in-hand.
  We even see this heritage in the names of our own communities, like 
Nederland, TX, founded by Dutch settlers whose legacy of hard work and 
resilience remains part of the fabric of our State.
  As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Nation, Adams House 
serves as a permanent reminder that our diplomatic presence in The 
Hague was the first building the United States ever owned on foreign 
soil. It is a symbol of a friendship that has never broken.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this designation and in 
reaffirming the vital strategic, economic, and cultural bond between 
the United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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