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1945: Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
1968: Graduates in political science from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland
1970: Master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Enters the Dutch diplomatic service.
1995: Appointed political adviser to the commander of NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia; further assignments for NATO in the Balkans and Brussels
2001: Deputy director-general in the Council of Ministers secretariat, Brussels
2004: Personal envoy of EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana for Sudan/Darfur
2005: Head of EU expert team for Iraq
2006: Head of Aceh monitoring mission
2007: Appointed civilian operations commander for all EU civilian crisis missions
2008: Appointed EU special representative (EUSR) and head of the International Civilian Office (ICO)
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