Ben Bot Politician

Bernard Rudolf "Ben" Bot (born 21 November 1937) is a Dutch diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 3 December 2003 until 22 February 2007 in the Cabinets Balkenende II and III. A career diplomat, he succeed then Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaap de Hoop Scheffer when he became Secretary General of NATO in 2003.

Personal facts

Ben Bot
Alias (AKA)Bot Bernard Rudolf
Birth dateNovember 21, 1937
Birth nameBernard Rudolf Bot
Birth place
Jakarta , Dutch East Indies
Nationality
Netherlands
Religion
Catholic Church
Education
Harvard University
Leiden University
Doctor of Philosophy

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Office holder

office
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador to Turkey
Ambassador to the European Union
party
Christian Democratic Appeal
prime minister
successor
Maxime Verhagen

Ben Bot on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llzsaexi/b_r_ben_bot