Matthew Puttick

Matthew Puttick   (diplomat, lawyer)
Residence	The Hague,  Netherlands.
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Northumbria University
Member of	Embassy Contacts for Integrity Initiative
Interests	• Covid 19 • National Security
A diplomat named as the first "embassy contact" for the Netherlands in the II  Second Secretary,  Political and Legal Division In office - April 2020 Employer British Embassy in The Hague,  Netherlands  COVID-19 Response Support In office April 2020 - Present Employer British Embassy The Hague,  Netherlands  Second Secretary,  Political (Foreign Policy and Bilateral Issues) In office September 2017 - April 2020 Employer British Embassy The Hague,  the Netherlands  Acting Head of Communications In office October 2017 - June 2018 Employer British Embassy The Hague,  the Netherlands  Second Secretary (Foreign Policy and International Law) In office June 2015 - October 2017 Employer British Embassy The Hague,  the Netherlands

Matthew "Matt" Puttick is a lawyer and the first Dutch-based embassy contact named for the Integrity Initiative in the Integrity Initiative/Leak/1. He was replaced by Stefan Kirchner in September 2018.

Background

Puttick has a degree in Human Resource Management and Development. He has worked for the UK embassy for at least 5 years being promoted after working at the European Department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

His bio states he's "an UK Civil Servant with 10+ years experience across three Government Departments. Proud member of Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service, currently preparing for my next role as a UK representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Originally from the North East of England. Disability Confident. I have a broad range of experience and proven record of achievement in both foreign policy work (specialising in Multilateral/UN business) and dealing with Corporate issues (Legal, HR and Finance prior to joining the Foreign Office; Estates, Security and IT since joining). Passionate learner - particularly languages, but also of world history, geopolitics, and the role of institutions like the UN in upholding the Rules Based International System."

Next to Japanese, English and Dutch he also speaks French and Italian.

Cover-up

Matthew Puttick's removed his IfS reference on his Linkedin in 2018, during the Integrity Initiative/Leak/1, about the time he got replaced by Stefan Kirchner. After this time his role for the II was removed from his page without a trace, similar to Sijbren de Jong and Rianne Siebenga.

He became part of the British support team for the COVID 19-epidemic on the embassy.

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