The Ambassador

Margriet Leemhuis

Dutch Ambassador in Bangkok

Margriet Leemhuis has been Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos since 2026. 

See the curriculum vitae of Ambassador Margriet Leemhuis on rijksoverheid.nl  (in Dutch).

Meet the Ambassador

Margriet Leemhuis took up her position as Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos in 2026. Based at the embassy in Bangkok, she looks forward to getting to know the region, its people and to building on the strong relationships established by her predecessors.

The ties between Thailand and the Netherlands go back more than four centuries. Today, the two countries enjoy a broad relationship, with cooperation in areas including water management and climate resilience, agriculture and food, maritime transport, high technology, the circular economy and sustainable urban development. Their relationship is also shaped by strong economic ties and cooperation between governments, businesses, knowledge institutions and people.

Curriculum vitae

Margriet Leemhuis joined the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989. Before taking up her position in Bangkok, she served as Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Portugal from 2022 to 2026.

From 2020 to 2022, she was Inspector at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from 2016 to 2020, she served as Ambassador to Mexico and Belize. Earlier in her career, she was Deputy Head of Mission in London and Bratislava, Head of Press and Cultural Affairs in Pretoria, and Head of the International Cultural Policy Unit and Ambassador for International Cultural Cooperation.

She studied French Language and Literature and Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam and completed the international programme at the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Paris.