Joke Brandt
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office
2020–present
Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
2016–2020
Deputy executive director UNICEF
In office
2012–2016
Director General International Cooperation
In office
2008–2012
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Uganda
In office
2004–2007
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Eritrea
In office
2000–2004
Personal details
Born1958
Alma materUtrecht University

Johanna MG (Joke) Brandt, internationally she also uses the name Yoka Brandt, is a Dutch diplomat, administrator, and civil servant. In 2020 Brandt is the permanent representative to the United Nations in New York. She served as Ambassador of the Netherlands to Eritrea from 2000 to 2004.[1][2][3]

Career

Joke Brandt studied geography and development at Utrecht University. She worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (including some time at the embassy in South Africa ) before being posted as ambassador to Eritrea (2000-2004) and Uganda (2004-2007).[4][5][6]

She then returned to The Hague to become Deputy Director General and a year later Director General for International Cooperation at the same ministry's deputy director UNICEF in New York, until she was named in 2016 to succeed Renee Jones-Bos as secretary general.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Overheid, Aruba (2022-02-15). "Aruba welcomes Her Excellency Ambassador Joke Brandt". www.government.aw. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Johanna (Yoka) Brandt of Netherlands Appointed Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children's Fund, Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Ambassador of Georgia held meeting with the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands". MFA. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  4. ↑ Vordev. "Ambassador Joke Brandt visits the Governor". www.curacaochronicle.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  5. ↑ Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse (2022-02-09). "Netherlands assumes Presidency of largest UN Executive Board - News item - Government.nl". www.government.nl. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ↑ Koninkrijksrelaties, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en (2015-12-18). "Joke Brandt volgt Renée Jones-Bos op als SG BZ - Nieuwsbericht - Algemene Bestuursdienst" (in Dutch). Dutch Senior Civil Service. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  7. ↑ Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse (2021-03-05). "The Permanent Representative - PR UN, New York - The Netherlands at International Organisations". www.permanentrepresentations.nl. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  8. ↑ Zaken, Ministerie van Buitenlandse (2020-08-27). "Vertrekkend secretaris-generaal Joke Brandt: 'Deze baan doe je samen' - Ministeries - Rijksoverheid.nl". www.rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  9. ↑ "Drs. J.M.G. (Joke) Brandt". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-22.
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