2026 — Present
Advisory Board Member
English for All Foundation
The Office of
Lord Tré Shawn L.
Griffin-Noordermeer
Vice-Chair, Democrats Abroad Netherlands
Public service, civic advocacy, and cultural stewardship — from The Hague to the world beyond it.
Herewith, an introduction —
By training a museologist, by calling a public servant, and by conviction an advocate for community abroad. This office exists to gather the record of that work: years spent building a home for Democrats Abroad in the Netherlands, and a life spent in service of the institutions — civic, cultural, and communal — that hold people together across distance.
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Record of Service
2025 — Present
Vice-Chair
Democrats Abroad Netherlands
2023 — 2024
Chair, Affirmative Action Committee
Democrats Abroad, Worldwide
2021 — 2025
Chair
Democrats Abroad Netherlands
2020 — 2021
Co-Chair, Global LGBTQ+ Caucus
Democrats Abroad, Worldwide
2017 — 2021
Secretary
Democrats Abroad Netherlands
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The Office
Tré Shawn Griffin-Noordermeer holds a Master's in Museology from the Reinwardt Academy in Amsterdam, where their graduate thesis, Roman Narratives in Dutch Museums, was completed, and a Bachelor's in Political Science with a minor in History, obtained in London — a pairing that shapes how this office approaches its work: with an eye for how institutions preserve what matters, and a hand in building the ones that don't yet exist.
They are a professional member of several bodies within the field, including the American Historical Association and UNESCO's International Council of Museums (ICOM), where they participate in a number of international committees, among them the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities and the International Committee of Memorial and Human Rights Museums, among others.
Based in Leiden with a husband, two dogs, and a decade of governance experience behind him, he brings the same care to a Pride boat on the Amsterdam canals as to a fireside chat with an ambassador.
"We are all born to be a piece of history." — attributed in spirit to Billy Wilder
The style of Lord is held through a Lordship of the Manor — a legal, heritable title tied to land ownership in the United Kingdom, distinct from a peerage and separate from any title of nobility granted by the Crown.
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Areas of Work
At its core, this office is the work of a storyteller — one who curates social history, past and present, and finds in the overlooked record the threads that connect a community to itself. That instinct, first honed in museum halls, now extends into the civic and diplomatic work of an American living abroad.
This takes shape as community organizing and member outreach for Americans in the Netherlands; democracy initiatives that strengthen the vote and voice of citizens overseas; and cross-cultural collaboration between American and Dutch institutions, built on the belief that history is best understood — and best made — in conversation across borders.
It also includes event direction for civic and cultural gatherings; museum consultancy; correspondence and public communications on behalf of the causes this office serves; and advisory service to Dutch cultural and language institutions.
This office is presently accepting inquiries related to board service, speaking engagements, and community partnership.
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Press
Nieuw Amsterdams Peil
Democraten in Nederland zijn tegen Trump — niet tegen zijn aanhang
February 2020
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Gallery
Summit in The Hague
Tré Shawn and His Husband
Leading a Resistance Rally
Attending the Funeral of Lady Soames, Westminster Abbey
Wreath Laying Ceremony, Netherlands American Cemetery
Lobbying on Capitol Hill, meeting with Congresswoman Sykes
Lobbying on Capitol Hill, meeting with Congressman Khanna
Election Night Interview
EuroNews Interview
In Conversation at the Carter Center
Welcoming Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark to The Hague
Fireside Chat with Ambassador Razdan-Duggal (ret.)