Hendrik Boon

Hendrik Boon (diplomat, spook?)
Born	1911
Died	1991 (Age 79)
Nationality	Dutch
Dutch academic who attended the 1957 October Bilderberg

Hendrik Nicolaas (Han) Boon was a Dutch historian and diplomat. He came from a wealthy Rotterdam merchant family and held top positions in the diplomatic service for many years. He was at the center of Western security policy in the 1960s as a permanent representative to NATO.

Career

• Boon was political adviser to Dutch East Indies governor Van Mook (December 1946-June 1947), and as head of the political affairs directorate (December 1947-June 1949). He wrote Indonesische Dagboeknotities about his experiences

• Acting Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 June 1949 to 1 January 1950

• Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 January 1950 to 1 November 1952

• Head of Combined Permanent Representation to NATO and OECD in Paris and Brussels, 1961 to 1970

• Ambassador to Rome, also accredited to the Republic of Malta, from 1970 to 1976 (appointed November 1970)

• Member of the Transatlantic Board of the Johns Hopkins International School in Bologna

• Member of the Advisory Board of Radio Free Europe

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1957 October	4 October 1957	6 October 1957	Italy Fiuggi	The 6th Bilderberg meeting, the latest ever in the year and the first one in Italy.

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