Kees Klompenhouwer
Kees Jan René Klompenhouwer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1954 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Spouse | Joosje Brouwer |
Kees Jan René Klompenhouwer (born 1954) is a Dutch diplomat. He was Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic until May 2021.[1]
Education
[edit]Kees Klompenhouwer obtained an MA Economics in 1979,[2] at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Career
[edit]- 1/5/2008 - EU Civilian Operations Commander and Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC)
- 2006-2008 Director East- and South Eastern Europe Department Ministry of Foreign Affaires, The Hague
- 2002-2006 Director for Foreign Intelligence, General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD)
- 1999-2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiairy to Serbia, Belgrade
- 1995-1999 Defense Counsellor, Netherlands Permanent Mission to NATO, Brussels
- 1992-1995 Head Military Cooperation Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
- 1987-1992 First Secretary at the Netherlands Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
- 1983-1987 Policy Officer European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
- 1980-1983 United Nations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
- 1979-1980 Lecturer in economics for students from developing countries, Research Institute for Management Science, Delft[3]
Family
[edit]Kees Klompenhouwer is married and has three children. His wife, Joosje Brouwer, is a Russian-Dutch/Dutch-Russian translator; she's also a musician (classical guitar teacher), she has graduated from ITV Hogeschool voor Tolken en Vertalen University in Utrecht.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Ambassador". Netherlands Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic.
- ^ http://www.eeas.europa.eu/csdp/documents/pdf/100361_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://www.eeas.europa.eu/csdp/documents/pdf/100361_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]