Name: Therese Marjan Schippers    
Place of Birth: Achtkarspelen, the Netherlands    

Education:

• Master’s in Economics, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, the Netherlands (1992)
• Master’s in Economics of European Integration, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium (1993)

Marjan Schippers is a career diplomat, with over 30 years of diplomatic experience at the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 1994), previously serving in lower ranks postings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in the Hague at the Multilateral Institutions Department.

• 2001-2003: Consul, Vancouver, Canada             
• 2003-2007: Coordinator Economic and Financial integration, Directorate for European Integration 
• 2007-2009: Head Department Environment and Ecosystem Management
• 2009-2011: Counselor G20/International Cooperation, Prime Minister’s Office
• 2011-2014: Head Department International Cooperation at the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands at the EU in Brussels, Belgium 
• 2014-2017: Deputy Director Responsible Business Conduct and International Trade
• 2017-2019: Strategic Advisor European Integration, Directorate for European Integration
• 2019-2022: Deputy Head of Mission, Bamako, Mali
• 2022-2024: Ambassador, Juba, South Sudan
• 2024-2025: Special assignment Lebanon (2024) and Counselor at the Netherlands’ Advisory Board for International relations (AIV), peace and security committee (CVV)