Cabinet approves ambassadorial appointments

News article | January 30, 2012

The cabinet has approved the 29 ambassadorial appointments proposed by foreign minister Uri Rosenthal. Before the appointments become final, the receiving states must give their approval (agrément).

The ambassadors and their duty stations are:
Aart Jacobi (China), Beijing
Fons Stoelinga (India), New Delhi
Radinck van Vollenhoven (Japan), Tokyo
Jan Versteeg (Greece), Athens
Gerard Steeghs (Egypt), Cairo
Han Peters (Afghanistan), Kabul
Kees van Rij (Spain), Madrid
Michiel den Hond (Italy), Rome
Peter van Wulfften Palthe (Austria), Vienna
Annemieke Ruigrok (Australia), Canberra
Pieter-Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan (Senegal), Dakar
Gerben de Jong (Bangladesh), Dhaka
Paul Schellekens (Ireland), Dublin
Henk Swarttouw (Finland), Helsinki
Alphons Hennekens (Uganda), Kampala
Leoni Cuelenaere (Rwanda), Kigali
Cor van Honk (DR Congo), Kinshasa
Ed Hoeks (Czech Republic), Prague
Jeroen Verheul (Yemen), San’a
Flip de Heer (Sweden), Stockholm
Jos van Aggelen (Benin), Cotonou
Susan Blankhart (Sudan), Khartoum
Nico Beets (Kuwait), Kuwait City
Susanna Terstal (Angola), Luanda
Peter Kok (Luxembourg), Luxembourg
Ton Boon von Ochssee (Philippines), Manila
Henk van den Dool (Latvia), Riga
Jurriaan Kraak (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Sarajevo
Michel Rentenaar (Libya), Tripoli

Mr Rosenthal also appointed two new consuls-general:
Rob de Leeuw (United Arab Emirates), CG Dubai
Roderick Wols (Japan), CG Osaka