Bio Pieter Jan Kleiweg de Zwaan

PJ is married and has three children.

Professional Career
February 2024:     Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the European Union
2020-2024:     Ambassador to Belgium
2016-2020:     Deputy Director General Political Affairs
2015-2016:     Director Security Policy
2012-2015:     Ambassador to Senegal, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Mauritania 
2008-2012:     Head of External Affairs Division at the EU Department 
2006-2008:     Taskforce Afghanistan at the Security Policy Department
2003-2006:     Counselor, Netherlands Embassy in Paris, France
1999-2003:     Deputy Head, External Affairs Division at the EU Department
1996-1999:     Second Secretary, Netherlands Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname
1995-1996:     Asia Department
1994-1995:     Diplomatic training

Education
History Master (University of Groningen)
Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Aix-en-Provence)