Her Excellency Monique T. G. Van Daalen (born 1960) is a Dutch diplomat. She was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of The Netherlands to the United Nations.
Monique van Daalen | |
|---|---|
 in 2019 by Gerry Kiruthu | |
| Born | 1960 |
| Nationality | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Education | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Ambassador |
| Spouse | yes |
| Children | 2 |
Life
editVan Daalen was born in Amsterdam in 1960. She attended the University of Amsterdam where she obtained a Master’s degree in Modern Asian History. She already had graduate degrees in International Law and Art History and Archaeology.[1]
In 1988 she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and after a training year she spent two years in South Korea. She returned to The Hague in 1991 and rose to join the Dutch Permanent Mission to the United Nations as a First Secretary in 1996. She spent three years in Miami and more time at The Hague before being appointed the Dutch Ambassador to Germany in 2013.[2]
She became the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of The Netherlands to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva in 2013. She was in this role in 2017[3] when she spoke on behalf of several European delegations to send delegates chosen by Zeid Raad Al Hussein to investigate human rights violations committed in Yemen's war.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (2018-12-27). "Monique van Daalen - Ambassadeurs - Nederlandwereldwijd.nl | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken". www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (2016-11-20). "Ambassador, Permanent Representative - PR UN, Geneva - The Netherlands at International Organisations". www.permanentrepresentations.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "H.E. Ms. Monique T.G. Van Daalen – World Investment Forum – UNCTAD". Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Reuters News Agency (2017-09-29). "UN agrees to send war crimes investigators to Yemen". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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