The Ambassador

The Ambassador Wim Geerts

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Name:	GEERTS, Wilhelmus Julius Petrus
Date/place of birth:	August 10th, 1963 in Made, the Netherlands
Marital Status:	Married to Dorothea J.M. Kuijper
Education:	1986 University of Nijmegen – M.A. English Language and Literature
Work experience:
1988 – 1998	Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989 – 1991	Third Secretary at the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Singapore
1991 – 1994	Assistant Secretary to the Council of Ministers, Ministry of General Affairs
1994 – 1995	Senior Policy Officer, International Affairs, Ministry of General Affairs
1995 – 2002	Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ministry of General Affairs
2002 – 2006	Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Washington, USA
2006 – 2008	Deputy Director General Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2008 – current	Ambassador of The Kingdom of The Netherlands in Canada