Meet the Consul General

Julie A. Ruterbories, Consul General, Amsterdam

Consul General Julie A. Ruterbories

Julie A. Ruterbories began serving as the Consul General in Amsterdam on July 3, 2009.  This is her first assignment in The Netherlands.

Ms. Ruterbories is a Senior Foreign Service Officer with 17 years of experience in Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Washington, D.C. During these tours she advanced foreign policy interests across a broad range of issues, including democratization and human rights, trade and investment, and immigration.  She began her Foreign Service career as a consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek and served additional consular tours in Baku, Azerbaijan; London, England; Skopje, Macedonia; and Pristina, Kosovo.  In Washington, Ms. Ruterbories served as a congressional liaison officer, where she was awarded the Secretary’s Award for Public Outreach.  She also served in the State Department’s Operations Center.  Most recently, she worked as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.

Ms. Ruterbories earned an undergraduate degree in History and Soviet Studies from Georgetown University and a graduate degree in International Affairs from Columbia University.  She speaks several foreign languages, including German, French, Spanish, Russian and Macedonian.  She is currently studying Dutch.

Ms. Ruterbories is married to Dan R. Hildreth, a fellow Foreign Service Officer.