The Permanent Representative

Marcel de Vink

Permanent Representative in Brussels
Marcel de Vink was appointed Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels in 2026.
The Permanent Representative represents the Netherlands in the North Atlantic Council (NAC), the highest decision-making forum within NATO. The NAC meets several times per week. The Permanent Representative is advised by the Permanent Military Representative.

Curriculum Vitae Marcel de Vink 

Marcel de Vink joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995 and was posted in Pretoria, Iraq (Political Advisor to the British Divisional Commander), Brussels (NL mission to EU) and New York (NL mission to UN). He also worked at the Security Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.


He then had the following assignments:

  •  2006 - 2010 Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 2010 - 2013 Head of the Political Department in Washington 2013 - 2015 Ambassador in Islamaba
  • August 2016 - June 2020 Director of the Western Hemisphere Department (MFA
  • July 2020 - August 2022 Deputy Director-General for Political Affairs (MFA
  • September 2022 - August 2026 Director-General for Political Affairs (MFA)