2025 - present    Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sofia

Previous positions and assignments

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

2021 - 2025                Head of Policy Division, Consular and Visa Affairs Department

2017 - 2021                Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy in Bucharest

2013 - 2017                Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy in Canberra

2009 - 2013                Head of Political Affairs, Embassy in Berlin

2005 - 2009                Head of Task Force Treaty of Lisbon, Directorate for European Integration

2001 - 2005                First Secretary Political Affairs, Embassy in Paris

1997 - 2000                Second Secretary Development Cooperation, Embassy in  Dhaka

1994 - 1997                Policy Officer Justice and Home Affairs, Directorate for European Integration

Previous professional career
1991 - 1993               Researcher EU, European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht

Education

University of Rotterdam, Public Administration (Masters degree),
College of Europe Bruges, European Public Administration (Masters degree),
Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Cycle international de perfectionnement.