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Secretary-General announces departure in September
The Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Mr. Tjaco T. van den Hout, has announced his intention to resign from his office. The announcement was made at the 178th meeting of the PCA's Administrative Council on April 22, 2008. The President of the Administrative Council, H.E. Mr. Maxime Verhagen – whose Presidency, as laid out in the PCA's constitutive conventions, derives from his position as the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs – nominated H.E. Mr. Christiaan Kröner as a successor. Mr. Kröner is currently the Netherlands' Ambassador to the United States. more ... |
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TJACO T VAN DEN HOUT
13.12.2011 The Dutch ambassador to Thailand assumed his post in September 2008. A career diplomat, he worked in The Hague as deputy permanent secretary at the Dutch Foreign Office followed by nine years as secretary-general of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He received a master’s degree (Hons) from Leiden University and speaks English, French and German in addition to Dutch. He is married to Baiba Braze, a Latvian diplomat and they support various charities dedicated to improving the plight of underprivileged children. He enjoys scuba diving, tennis, horseback riding and travelling. |
