Eng. / Fr.
Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General
Hendrik Jan-Jurriaan Schuwer
2007 -
| Date of Birth: | May 3rd, 1953 |
| Education | Primary and Secondary Schools in The Hague and Bilthoven, The Netherlands. |
| Obtained his law degree (civil and international) from the University of Leiden. | |
| January 2007: | Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General of NATO |
| Previous functions: | |
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| Joined the Foreign Service in 1978 | |
| 1979 - 1981 | Third Secretary Royal Netherlands Embassy, Hanoi |
| 1981 - 1984 | Second Secretary Royal Netherlands Embassy, New Delhi |
| 1984 - 1988 | First Secretary Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the European Communities, Brussels |
| 1988 - 1991 | Consul (Economic & Trade) Netherlands Consulate-General, Los Angeles |
| 1991 - 1995 | Deputy Director European Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague |
| 1995 - 1997 | Deputy Director Political Department (European Correspondent), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague |
| 1997 - 1998 | Counselor, Political and Military Royal Netherlands Embassy, at Washington, D.C. |
| 1998 – 2002 | Deputy Chief of Mission Royal Netherlands Embassy, at Washington, D.C. |
| 2002 - 2006 | Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the EU |
Mr. Schuwer is married to Lena Boman and has four children.
