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Ben Bot

His Excellency
Ben Bot
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Ben Bot in 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
In office
3 December 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Succeeded by Maxime Verhagen
Permanent Representatives of the Netherlands to the European Union
In office
1 October 1992 – 1 January 2003
Preceded by Unknown
Succeeded by Unknown
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Turkey
In office
1 January 1986 – 1 January 1989
Preceded by Unknown
Succeeded by Unknown
Deputy Permanent Representatives of the Netherlands to NATO
In office
1 January 1982 – 1 January 1986
Preceded by Unknown
Succeeded by Unknown
Personal details
Born Bernard Rudolf Bot
(1937-11-21) 21 November 1937 (age 79)
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Nationality Dutch
Political party Christian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
Children 3 children
Alma mater Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Law)
Harvard University (Juris Doctor, Master of Laws)
Occupation Diplomat
Civil servant
Nonprofit director
Lobbyist
Religion Roman Catholicism

Bernard Rudolf "Ben" Bot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈrydɔlf bɛn bɔt]; born 21 November 1937) is a Dutch diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 3 December 2003 until 22 February 2007 in the Cabinets Balkenende II and III. A career diplomat, he succeeded then-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaap de Hoop Scheffer who resigned to become Secretary General of NATO in 2003.

Bot was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia). The son of Theo Bot who served as Minister of Education, Culture and Science and Minister for Development Cooperation. He studied law at Leiden University in Leiden where he earned Ph.D. and L.L.M., attended the Hague Academy of International Law, and Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States receiving a second L.L.M. from the latter.


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