Kees Klompenhouwer

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Kees Jan René Klompenhouwer
Born (1954-06-06) 6 June 1954 (age 69)
OccupationDiplomat
SpouseJoosje 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]

  1. ^ "The Ambassador". Netherlands Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic.
  2. ^ http://www.eeas.europa.eu/csdp/documents/pdf/100361_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ http://www.eeas.europa.eu/csdp/documents/pdf/100361_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]