2026-    Ambassador Extraordinairy and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Manila, the Philippines

2025-2026    Ambassador/Chargé d’Affaires Special Assignment Flexpool – temporary assignment: Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Economic Affairs, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brasília, Brazil

2021-2025    Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Beijing, China

2017-2021    Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Economic Affairs, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Brasília, Brazil

2012-2017    Consul-General, Dutch Consulate-General in Osaka/Kobe, Osaka, Japan; Dean of the Kansai Consular Corps

2008-2012     Head, Personnel and Management Advice Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

2005-2008    Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission (political affairs, human rights, internal management), Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tehran, Iran

2001-2005     Deputy head, Judicial and Police Cooperation Division (EU Justice and Home Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1999-2001     Senior policy adviser, Asylum and Migration Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1996-1999     Second secretary (Political Affairs, Development Cooperation), Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Luanda, Angola

1993-1996     Policy adviser, UN Funds and Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1991-1993     Third secretary (political and economic affairs), Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1990-1991     Diplomatic service training programme, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

1989-1990     Platoon commander, Royal Netherlands Army (first lieutenant)

1987-1989     Temporary staff member, Development Cooperation Asia Department - Indonesia and East Asian Countries Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague