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.