Biography: Jan- Willem Bertens

23.01.1936
Born in Maastricht, Netherlands
Nationality
Dutch

Career History:

1999- Present

Political and Cultural Entrepreneur

Member Academic Advisory Board NATO Defence College, Rome

President Institute for International Migration Issues, Haarlem (Netherlands)

Vice-President of NCDO- National Committee for international cooperation and sustainable development (Netherlands)

President of "Central Latinoamericano de Trabajadores" (CLAT), Utrecht

Board member of Radio Netherland training centre, Hilversum

Council member of European Parliamentarians for Africa (ANEPA)

Treasurer of the European Parliament Former Members Association

1989-1999 Member of the European Parliament (liberal group ELDR)

1965-1989 Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988-1989 Ambassador at large for International Cultural Cooperation

1982-1988 San José, Costa Rica, Ambassador (also accredited to Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama)

1977-1982 Spokesman of Ministry

1975-1977 Havana, Cuba, Dep. Chief of Mission

1971-1974 Khartum, Sudan. Chargé d'Affaires (also accredited to Somalia)

1967-1970 Montevideo, Uruguay. Department Chief of Mission

1965-1967 Course Diplomatic Service

1965 Secretary Dutch Institute for Management

1963-1965 Military Service. Officer Corps of Signals/ Crypto-analyst

1961-1963 History Teacher

1955-1961 University of Nÿmegen. Social and Economic History

Functions within the European Parliament:

1989-1999

Head of Dutch Liberal (D66) Delegation

Member Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy

1989-1994

Member Committee on the Environment

Vice- President Subcommittee on Human Rights

Member Joint Assembly of ACP-EV

1994-1999

President Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament

Member Committee on Petitions

1989-1999

Spokesman ELDR-Group on foreign policy, defence and security human rights and third world countries

1997

Agenda 2000 in relation to a common foreign, security and defence-policy

1996-2000

Prospects of closer partnerships: EU and Latin-America

1995

Accession of Cyprus to the European Union

1994

Landmines (APM's)

The right of Humanitarian intervention

1993

Protection of the rights of journalists on dangerous missions

1992

Pollution of the High Seas

Author of European Parliament Reports:

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