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THE NETHERLANDS - H.E. Albert Hendrik Gierveld

Credentials: 18.09.2019

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Born: 6 March 1963 in Wierden, the Netherlands

Married with: Saskia Hofgen (2/7/1963)
Children: David (24/7/1993) and Julia (8/1/1998)

Since July 2015
Deputy Director General Agriculture
Director European, International and Agro-Economic policy
At the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague

Previous positions
August 2014 - June 2015
Netherlands Ambassador to Yemen, Sana’a

August 2010 - July 2014
Deputy Director Multilateral Organisations and Human Rights
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

2006 - 2010
Counsellor, Head of Unit for Environmental and Climate-policies
Permanent Representation to the European Union, Brussels

2004 - 2006
Seconded National Expert at Policy Coordination and Planning Department
Secretariat-General of the European Commission, Brussels

2001 - 2004
Counsellor, Head of Unit Economic Affairs
Netherlands Embassy, Rome

1996 - 2001
Senior policy Officer, Head of Task Force ICC
European Integration Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1993 - 1996
Second Secretary, trade and investment
Netherlands Embassy, Budapest

1991 - 1993
Junior Policy Officer
Security Affairs Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1990 - 1991
Diplomatic Training
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1986 - 1987
Lieutenant at the NL Army Staff
Ministry of Defence, The Hague

EDUCATION
1987 - 1990 Law, Master, University of Amsterdam
1982 – 1986 Political Science, Master, University of Amsterdam

Fotos: Carina Karlovits/HBF