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That requires foreign policy that serves the interests of the Netherlands and its people, remains true to our values and defends our freedoms. The Netherlands has a role to play, both in the spotlight and behind the scenes.</p> </blockquote><div class="accordion"> <div class="accordion__body"> <div class="accordion__item"> <h3 class="accordion__item-heading"> <button class="accordion__item-button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect0-areas-of-responsibility" data-toggle="#accordion-0609537551928728787-sect0-areas-of-responsibility" id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect0-areas-of-responsibility-button" > <span class="accordion__item-title">Areas of responsibility</span> </button> </h3> <div id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect0-areas-of-responsibility" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect0-areas-of-responsibility-button" class="accordion__item-panel" aria-hidden="true" > <div class="accordion__item-content"> <ul> <li>Foreign policy</li> <li>Europe (including the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)</li> <li>International cultural policy</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item"> <h3 class="accordion__item-heading"> <button class="accordion__item-button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect1-career" data-toggle="#accordion-0609537551928728787-sect1-career" id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect1-career-button" > <span class="accordion__item-title">Career</span> </button> </h3> <div id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect1-career" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect1-career-button" class="accordion__item-panel" aria-hidden="true" > <div class="accordion__item-content"> <ul> <li><strong>2 July 2024 </strong><br /> Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Schoof government</li> <li><strong>6 December 2023 – 2 July 2024</strong><br /> Member of the House of Representatives for NSC </li> <li><strong>September 2020 – December 2023</strong><br /> Board Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London (United Kingdom)</li> <li><strong>February – September 2020</strong><br /> Chargé d’affaires ad interim, Dutch embassy in Brussels (Belgium)</li> <li><strong>September 2015 – September 2019</strong><br /> Dutch ambassador to Greece (Athens) </li> <li><strong>August 2011 – October 2015</strong><br /> Dutch ambassador to Israel (Tel Aviv)</li> <li><strong>September 2008 – August 2011</strong><br /> Director, Southeast and Eastern Europe Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs </li> <li><strong>August 2006 – August 2008</strong><br /> Deputy Director, United Nations and International Financial Institutions Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs</li> <li><strong>August 2002 – August 2008</strong><br /> Cabinet adviser for political affairs, Dutch embassy in Washington DC (United States)</li> <li><strong>August 1998 – July 2002</strong><br /> Private secretary to the State Secretary for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs </li> <li><strong>August 1997 – August 1998</strong><br /> Senior policy officer, Political Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs </li> <li><strong> January 1995 – August 1998</strong><br /> Second secretary, Dutch embassy in Warsaw (Poland) </li> <li><strong>January 1993 – January 1995</strong><br /> Policy officer, European Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs </li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item"> <h3 class="accordion__item-heading"> <button class="accordion__item-button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect2-education" data-toggle="#accordion-0609537551928728787-sect2-education" id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect2-education-button" > <span class="accordion__item-title">Education</span> </button> </h3> <div id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect2-education" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect2-education-button" class="accordion__item-panel" aria-hidden="true" > <div class="accordion__item-content"> <ul> <li><strong>1992</strong><br /> Diplomatic service training programme, Ministry of Foreign Affairs</li> <li><strong>1982 – 1990</strong><br /> Public administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University (including studies and internship in the United States)</li> <li><strong>1980 – 1982</strong><br /> Secondary education, Thomas More College, Oudenbosch</li> <li><strong>1976 – 1980</strong><br /> Secondary education, Etten-Leur School, Etten-Leur</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item"> <h3 class="accordion__item-heading"> <button class="accordion__item-button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect3-party-political-positions-and-outside-activities" data-toggle="#accordion-0609537551928728787-sect3-party-political-positions-and-outside-activities" id="accordion-0609537551928728787-sect3-party-political-positions-and-outside-activities-button" > <span class="accordion__item-title">Party political positions and outside activities</span> </button> </h3> 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class="publication"> Curriculum Vitae of Caspar Veldkamp (German)</a> <span class="meta"> Publication | 02-07-2024</span> </li> </ul></div> <div class="brick belongsTo"> <h2>Ministry responsible</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/ministries/ministry-of-foreign-affairs">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></li> </ul> </div> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report 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