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Peter Stuyvesant was Director General of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the English took over. He succeeded Willem Kieft, who served from 1638 to 1647. All of Stuyvesant's predecessors held the title of Director, not Director General, but they and Stuyvesant had the same job.

The colony of New Amsterdam was part of the larger Dutch province of New Netherland. There was never a Director or Director General of New Amsterdam.

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