Son en Breugel, Netherlands, June 1, 1959 

Education
University of Groningen, Business Economics (1979 - 1985)

Career
He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and worked in Norway and Indonesia, in addition to the Department of the Directorates of International Organizations; European Integration, Asia and Oceania, and Human Resources.

2020 - Present
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Mexico and Belize

2019 - 2020
Advisor to the Department of Human Resources, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2016 - 2019
Inspector

2012 - 2016
Consul General in Hong Kong and Macao

2010 - 2012
Member of the Board Directorate of Export Promotion (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation)

2006 - 2010
Deputy Director of Human Resources.

2007
Chargé d'Affaires of the Netherlands Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan