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Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop Scheffer ([ˈjaːb də ˈɦoːp ˈsxɛfər] ⓘ; born 3 April 1948) is a Dutch retired politician, jurist and diplomat who served as the eleventh Secretary General of NATO from January 2004 to August 2009.
Jakob Gijsbert (Jaap) de Hoop Scheffer ( uitspraak ⓘ; Amsterdam, 3 april 1948) is een Nederlands oud- politicus van het CDA en oud-diplomaat. Hij was partijleider en fractievoorzitter in Tweede Kamer van 1997 tot 2001, minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van 2002 tot 2003 en secretaris-generaal van de NAVO van 2004 tot 2009.
Sep 12, 2023 · Jaap de Hoop Scheffer is a former NATO Secretary General and a professor emeritus of international relations and diplomatic practice at Leiden University. He lectures on peace, law and security issues and has a background in law and diplomacy.
Jul 29, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who served as NATO Secretary General from 2004 to 2009. He was a Dutch politician, lawyer, diplomat and OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
May 2, 2024 · Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born April 3, 1948, Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch politician who served as secretary-general (2004–09) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). De Hoop Scheffer graduated with a degree in law from Leiden University in 1974, having written his thesis on the U.S. military presence in Europe following World ...
Jan 23, 2022 · Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who as head of Nato declared in 2008 that Ukraine “will become a member”, told the Financial Times that Vladimir Putin’s demands for the alliance to abandon that ...
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer of the Netherlands took up his duties as Secretary General in January 2004. His tenure oversaw a significant expansion in NATO scope. From anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean to humanitarian assistance missions in Pakistan and providing airlift capabilities to African Union troops in Sudan, NATO expanded its ...
