Since 28 August 2026, Remco van Wijngaarden is the ambassador-designate the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Vietnam.

Position
2026 – present Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Hanoi, Vietnam

2021 – 2026 Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangkok, Thailand

2018 – 2021 Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai, China

2013 – 2018 Head of Consular Affairs at the Directorate of Consular Affairs and Visa Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

2009 – 2013 Budget Coordinator at the Directorate of Financial and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

2006 – 2009 Deputy, Central Strategy and Policy Cluster / Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP New York

1993 – 2006 Worked in Lagos, Pristina and Jakarta, as well as at the Directorate for Africa and the Middle East – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Directorate-General for Foreign Economic Relations - Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Education
1992 Master degree in Economic Sciences, Maastricht University

1984 Lycée Français de Tananarive, Madagascar