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Govert Jan Bijl de Vroe

Permanent Representative Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague

Govert Jan Bijl de Vroe was appointed Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague in 2025.

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"The Permanent Representation works to promote the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The OPCW is part of the global system to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, an issue that is one of the cornerstones of Dutch foreign policy."