Kees Klompenhouwer

Kees Jan René Klompenhouwer is a Dutch diplomat. He was Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic until May 2021.

Education

Kees Klompenhouwer obtained an MA Economics in 1979, at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Career

1/5/2008 - EU Civilian Operations Commander and Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability
2006-2008 Director East- and South Eastern Europe Department Ministry of Foreign Affaires, The Hague
2002-2006 Director for Foreign Intelligence, General Intelligence and Security Service
1999-2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiairy to Serbia, Belgrade
1995-1999 Defense Counsellor, Netherlands Permanent Mission to NATO, Brussels
1992-1995 Head Military Cooperation Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
1987-1992 First Secretary at the Netherlands Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
1983-1987 Policy Officer European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
1980-1983 United Nations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
1979-1980 Lecturer in economics for students from developing countries, Research Institute for Management Science, Delft

Family

Kees Klompenhouwer is married and has three children. His wife, Joosje Brouwer, is a Russian-Dutch/Dutch-Russian translator; she's also a musician, she has graduated from ITV Hogeschool voor Tolken en Vertalen University in Utrecht.