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