Eelco van Kleffens

Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens (17 November 1894 – 17 June 1983) was a Dutch politician and diplomat.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Kleffens, not Kleffens.
His Excellency
Eelco van Kleffens
Van Kleffens in 1945
Permanent Representative of the
Netherlands to the ECSC
In office
1 May 1958 – 10 December 1967
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Permanent Representative of the
Netherlands to NATO and the OECD
In office
1 December 1956 – 1 May 1958
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
President of the United
Nations General Assembly
In office
1 January 1954 – 31 December 1954
Preceded byVijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Succeeded byJosé Maza Fernández
Ambassador of the Netherlands
to Portugal
In office
1 January 1950 – 1 May 1958
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Ambassador of the Netherlands
to the United States
In office
1 July 1947 – 1 December 1956
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byUnknown
Permanent Representative of the
Netherlands to the United Nations
In office
17 January 1946 – 1 December 1956
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byUnknown
Minister for United Nations Affairs
In office
1 March 1946 – 1 July 1947
Prime MinisterWillem Schermerhorn (1946)
Louis Beel (1946–1947)
Preceded byHerman van Roijen
Succeeded byJoseph Luns (1952)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946
Prime Minister
See list
  • Dirk Jan de Geer
    (1939–1940)
    Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
    (1940–1945)
    Willem Schermerhorn
    (1945–1946)
Preceded byJacob Adriaan Patijn
Succeeded byHerman van Roijen
Personal details
Born
Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens

(1894-11-17)17 November 1894
Heerenveen, Netherlands
Died17 June 1983(1983-06-17) (aged 88)
Almoçageme, Portugal
Political partyIndependent Liberal
Spouse
Margaret Horstman
​
(m. 1935)​
Alma materLeiden University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Economics)
OccupationPolitician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist
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