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Ines Coppoolse
Dutch ambassador in Ottawa
Ines Coppoolse has been ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Canada since 2020.
Biography
Name: COPPOOLSE, Goverdina Christina (Ines)
Born: 21 May 1962 in Westzaan, the Netherlands
Married to: Alexander Gerard Verbeek
Education
Work experience
1992–2001 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague / several positions within the MFA both in London as well as in The Hague (Sub-Saharan Africa Department and Consular Affairs and Asylum Department)
2001–2004 Head, Recruitment and Selection Section, Human Resources Department
2005–2009 Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the UN in Vienna
2009-2012 Deputy Director, Asia and Oceania Department
2012-2015 Director, Human Resources Department
2015-2020 Ambassador to Sweden
2020-present Ambassador to Canada