Bengt van Loosdrecht
Date of Birth: 16 September 1961
Work experience
August 2020 - present
Ambassador to Sweden
August 2016 - July 2020
Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, permanent representative to the African Union, IGAD and UNECA
August 2011 - August 2016
Special Great Lakes Envoy and Acting Director Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
March 2009 - August 2011
Deputy Director Information and Communication, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
September 2005 - March 2009
Deputy Head of Mission / Head Development Cooperation, Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam
January 1991 - August 2005
Several postings, starting with West Africa desk, followed by communications, chargé d’affaires in Kigali in 1994-1995, Netherlands embassy in New Delhi and UN Permanent Representation in New York.
Education
1985 - 1988 Ecole Nationale de la Photographie, Arles
1980 - 1985 MA degree in general linguistics, Universities of Groningen and Uppsala