Born: January 23, 1977 in Baexem
Education: 2001 University of Amsterdam Political Science/International Relations

2021 – present
Ambassador in Muscat

2017 – 2021
Head of Department at Crisis Management and Peace Operations Department of the Security Policy Directorate

2014 – 2017
Deputy Head of Crisis Management and
Peace Operations of the Security Policy Directorate

2013 – 2014
Policy coordinator in the Latin America and Caribbean Department of the Western Hemisphere Directorate

Aug 2011 – April 2012
Political Advisor at NATO Training Mission in Kunduz, Afghanistan

2009 – 2013
Assistant Dutch Representative Political and Security Committee to the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the European Union in Brussels

2007 – 2009
Senior policy officer for safety and stability in Kabul

Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2001 and worked with the Western Hemisphere Directorate and the Africa Directorate.