The ambassador - Kuwait
The ambassador
Laurens Westhoff
Dutch ambassador in Kuwait
Laurens Westhoff has been ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Kuwait since 2020.
Curriculum vitae
Personal information
Name - Laurens Westhoff
Born - 29 April 1959 in Geertruidenberg, Netherlands
Marital status - Married to Caroline Berry Femia Havers with two daughters
Born - 29 April 1959 in Geertruidenberg, Netherlands
Marital status - Married to Caroline Berry Femia Havers with two daughters
Work experience
Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and held various positions at the Ministry (Development Cooperation Directorate and European Integration Department), as well as in Manila, Philippines and in Washington, DC.
Since August 2020 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait and Bahrain – resident in Kuwait
2016-2020 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cairo
2012-2016 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Riyadh
2008-2012 - Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Political Department, London
2005-2008 - Deputy Director Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003-2005 - Head of the Commercial Section, Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU, Brussels
2001-2003 - Deputy Head of Mission, Prague
1998- 2001 - Head of Economic Department, Prague
2016-2020 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cairo
2012-2016 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Riyadh
2008-2012 - Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Political Department, London
2005-2008 - Deputy Director Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003-2005 - Head of the Commercial Section, Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU, Brussels
2001-2003 - Deputy Head of Mission, Prague
1998- 2001 - Head of Economic Department, Prague
Education
1983 - Master in Economics – Utrecht University (Netherlands)