ESUJ-Lecture&Event

Ambassador's Lecture Series No. 17

Why the Dutch are the way they are

by Dr. Philip De Heer
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Japan

A historical discourse on the development of the Dutch as a nation and a state; how this state developed a longstanding relation with Japan and what they could do together in the future.

Date:	Wednesday, March 31, 2010 　6:30-8:00pm

Place:	Japan National Press Club (9th Floor, Large Conference Room) Nippon Press Center Building 2-2-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tel. (03) 3503-2721 Uchisaiwaicho Station (Exit A-7) on the Mita Line; JR Shimbashi Station; Kasumigaseki Station (Exit C-4) on the Chiyoda and Hibiya Lines MAP

Admission:	¥1,000 ESUJ members (no charge for supporting members and student members) ¥2,000 for non-members ¥500 for students

Profile: H.E. Dr. Philip De Heer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Japan

Born 1950 in Geleen, the Netherlands. Studied Sinology at the University of Leyden, ultimately receiving a Doctorate in Sinology from the same institution. Entered Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975. Served in Hong Kong, Beijing, Washington, and Singapore. Principal Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen; Director of the Asia and Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc. Ambassador to China, 2001-2005. Permanent Secretary of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From August 2008 Ambassador to Japan.