the Ambassador

Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, initial postings in The Hague and Cairo

Centre for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), Deputy Managing Director

Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, Deputy Director Foreign Trade and Investments

Interministerial Co-ordinator International Positions

Royal Netherlands Embassy, Head of Mission

Universities of Leiden / Damascus / Oxford: MA in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies

University of Tilburg: Master in Financial Economics