Matthijs van Eeuwen

Matthijs van Eeuwen

Functie
Ambassadeur voor Zimbabwe, Zambia en Malawi
Standplaats
Harare
E-mailadres
har@minbuza.nl

Curriculum Vitae                    

Personal details

Name     Matthijs Pieter van Eeuwen    
Born       5 September 1983    
Spouse     Angélique van Eeuwen-Bos, 3 children

Education

  • 2008 – 2009 | Master of Laws in European and International Law (LLM), University of Amsterdam 
  • 2005 – 2008 | Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB), University of Amsterdam 
  • 2002 – 2005 | Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology (BSc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 


Work

  • 2026- now Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi
  • 2022 –2026 | Deputy Head of Mission, Dutch Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan
  • 2018 – 2022 | First Secretary, Head of Economic Affairs, Dutch Embassy in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
  • 2015– 2018 | Senior Policy Adviser, Sub-Saharan Africa Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
  • 2014 – 2015 | National Expert in Professional Training (NEPT), Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission, Brussels
  • 2012 – 2015 | Trade Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague


Languages

  • English (C2)
  • French (C2)
  • Spanish (B2)
  • German (B1)
  • Arabic (B1)
  • Swahili (B1)

Interests

Hiking, literature and languages, with a strong passion for intercultural communication and international affairs.