Ed Hoeks, Ambassador in Ukraine
HOEKS, Eduard Wilhelmus Vincent Maria
Date of birth: 9 November 1952
Place of birth: Breda
Married to: Jkvr. Odilia E.M. de Ranitz
Education
1971 - Grammar School, Gymnasium
1977 - University of Amsterdam, Political and Social Sciences (international relations and international law) (cum laude)
Started to work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978 and was posted at the Embassies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nairobi, Sofia, Moscow, Dhaka, Algiers, Ouagadougou and Jakarta. He also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague (Head Eastern Europe Division).
Furthermore, he hold the following positions:
1996 – 2000 Head of the Eastern European division
2000 – 2001 NATO Political Advisor SFOR Commander, Sarajevo
2001 - 2004 Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City
2004 - 2008 Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Saint Petersburg
2008 - 2012 Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Luxembourg
2012 - 2017 Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Prague
Since 2017 Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kyiv
