Marjanne de Kwaasteniet

Permanent Representative – Netherlands
2013

  • Last updated: 02 Oct. 2013 11:34
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Name: Marjanne de Kwaasteniet
Date of Birth: 05-01-1956
Civil Status: married to Kees van Lent

Career in Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

2009-2013 Ambassador, Representative of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union
2008-2009 Deputy Director General European Cooperation & Director Bilateral Relations Europe
2005-2008 Deputy Director General European Cooperation & Director Economic and Ecological Cooperation Department
2003-2005 Director Economic and Ecological Cooperation Department
2000-2003 Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan
1997-2000 Head of Division, MFA, European Integration
Department/External EU Policies Division
1994-1997 First Secretary, MFA, Department for Security and Defense Policy
1992-1994 Second Secretary, MFA, European Integration Department/Internal EU Policies Division
1990-1992 Second Secretary Political Section, Netherlands Embassy in
Madrid
1988-1990 Third Secretary, MFA, Development Cooperation Division India and Sri Lanka
1987 Diplomatic Academy

Previous Employer:

  • University of Amsterdam, Research Assistant, 1979-1981

Education:

  • PhD Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute (Florence/Italy)
  • Master Human Geography, University of Amsterdam