Deputy Permanent Representative - PR EU, Brussels
Deputy Permanent Representative

Carola van Rijnsoever
Deputy Permanent Representative to the European Union
Carola van Rijnsoever has been Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union since 2025.
Bio
2025 Deputy Permanent Representative (Coreper I)
2021-2024 Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
2017-2021 Director Inclusive Growth, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
2013-2017 Ambassador Political and Security Committee EU
2009-2013 Head Political Affairs Section and European Correspondent, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
2005-2009 Deputy head of the Economic Section, Netherlands Embassy, Berlin
2001-2005 Senior Advisor Enlargement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Hague
1999-2001 Policy Advisor, Economic Section, Netherlands Embassy, Moscow
1996-1998 Policy Advisor, Netherlands Embassy, Suriname