Belgium is a country in Europe and member of major international organizations like the European Union and NATO which are both headquartered in Brussels,Belgium.
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist.
Bernard Rudolf "Ben" Bot is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 in the second and third cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende. A career ambassador,he succeeded then-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaap de Hoop Scheffer who resigned to become Secretary General of NATO.
Sir Richard Adam Sykes,was the British Ambassador to the Netherlands,who was assassinated by the IRA in The Hague in 1979.
Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the United States started in 1776 with the first salute at St. Eustatius's Fort Oranje and continues to this day as one of the oldest continual bilateral alliances in the western world. Today they are described as "excellent" by the United States Department of State and "close" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Founding members of the North Atlantic Alliance and allies since John Adams's visit to the Netherlands in 1782,it is considered one of the strongest military and economic alliances in contemporary history.
Regina Veronica Maria "Renée" Jones-Bos is a Dutch civil servant and diplomat. She served as Ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia from 2016 to 2019. Previously,Jones-Bos was Ambassador to the United States in Washington,D.C. (2007–2012) and Secretary-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague (2012–2016).
Kees Jan RenéKlompenhouwer is a Dutch diplomat. He was Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic until May 2021.
Fauziah binti Mohamad Taib is a Malaysian diplomat and published author. She was previously the Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands,a post she held from 13 August 2008 until her retirement in 2015. She also served as the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),which is based in The Hague.
Johan Stephan Leonard "Hans" Gualthérie van Weezel is a Dutch former diplomat and politician. He worked as a diplomat for the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs between 1970 and 1977. Subsequently he served in the House of Representatives between 1977 and 1992. After his political career ended he returned to diplomacy and was Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Council of Europe until August 1998 and afterwards Ambassador to Luxembourg until 2005.
Winston Guno Lackin was a Surinamese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname in the cabinet of President Dési Bouterse between 13 August 2010 and 13 August 2015.
Bergdís Ellertsdóttir is the current ambassador of Iceland to the United States. She was a permanent representative of Iceland to the United Nations 2018–2019. Since 1991,when she joined Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs,she has enjoyed a colourful diplomatic career with assignments covering NATO,EFTA,and the European Union. She has also served as Iceland's ambassador to Belgium,the Netherlands,Luxembourg,Switzerland and San Marino. From 1 July 2019,she will be Iceland's ambassador to the United States.
Artur Jan Orzechowski is a Polish diplomat serving as an ambassador to Belgium from 2016 to 2021.
Netherlands–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between the Netherlands and Spain. The relations between both countries are defined mainly by their membership in the European Union and by being allies in the NATO.
Onno Willem Cornelis Hattinga van't Sant is a Dutch diplomat. He is the current Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brazil.
Andrey Vladimirovich Kelin is a Russian diplomat. He has served in various diplomatic roles since the 1970s,and has been the incumbent Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom since November 2019.
Sergiy Olehovych Kyslytsya is a Ukrainian career diplomat,who serves as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He had previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2014–2019).
AndréHaspels is a Dutch diplomat currently serving as the Dutch Ambassador to China since 2023. He previously served as ambassador in Vietnam and South Africa and most recently as ambassador in the United States.
The Embassy of the Philippines in The Hague is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. First opened in 1959,it is located in the Archipelbuurt neighborhood of The Hague's city center,where it has been since 1968.
The Embassy of Sweden,The Hague is the diplomatic mission of Sweden in The Hague. The Netherlands is the first country with which Sweden exchanged permanent ambassadors,a relationship established in 1614. The embassy's primary role is to monitor,represent,and advance Swedish interests within the Netherlands and international organizations based in The Hague. Its responsibilities include providing services to Swedish authorities,businesses,organizations,and citizens. The embassy regularly reports to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm,offering insights into political and economic developments,as well as the country's stance on global events. A key focus is promoting Swedish economic interests by aiding Swedish companies and attracting foreign investments to Sweden,collaborating closely with Business Sweden in The Hague and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam. Additionally,the embassy handles consular matters. It also engages in promoting Sweden through seminars,exhibitions,and cultural events.
