The Ambassador
Curriculum of Han-Maurits Schaapveld, the Dutch ambassador in Cairo.
Name: Henricus Mauritius Stephanus (Han-Maurits) Schaapveld
Born on 9 February 1957 in Bloemendaal, The Netherlands
Has 3 adult children
Career
2020 - Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to Egypt
2017 - 2020 Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands to Luxembourg
2016 - 2017 Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Netherlands Embassy Beirut, Lebanon
2012 - 2016 Project Director of a number of big conferences in The Netherlands:
- Nuclear Security Summit 2014
- Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015
- Netherlands EU Presidency 2016
2010 - 2012 Deputy Head of Mission, Netherlands Embassy in Paris, France
2006 - 2010 Director Consular Affairs and Migration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
2002 - 2006 Ambassador of the Kingdom The Netherlands to Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou
1981 - 2002 Netherlands Diplomatic Service at Embassies in: Nigeria, Malaysia, Senegal and Bolivia. As well as at the Foreign Ministry and PM Cabinet Office in the Netherlands
2002 - 2006 Ambassador of the Kingdom The Netherlands to Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou
Study
1981 Master International Law, University of Leiden
1977 Bachelor Economics (International Relations) London School of Economics
1974 Scientific Baccalauréat, Lycée Français, London