H.E. Mr Alphons J.A.J.M.G. Hennekens
Hennekens, Alphons Jean Antoine Joseph Marie Gertrude
Born on 3rd May 1951, in Geleen, The Netherlands
Married to Kirsten S. Straarup

Educational Background
1969 Graduated from high school
1969 – 1970 American Field Service Scholarschip, Los Angeles, Ca., USA
1977 Masters degree in Law (LLM), University of Tilburg, The Netherlands

Career Summary

1977 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
1978 – 1980 Third Secretary Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1980 – 1983 Second Secretary Seoul, South Korea
1983 – 1986 First Secretary / Deputy Head of Mission Sana’a, Yemen
1986 – 1989 First Secretary / Deputy Head of Mission Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
1989 – 1994 Deputy Head West Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
1994 – 1998 Counsellor / Deputy Head of Mission Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998 – 2002 Ambassador in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (also accredited to Niger)
2002 – 2005 Ambassador in Kigali, Rwanda (also accredited to Burundi)
2005 – 2009 Ambassador in Addis Ababa and Permanent Representative to the African Union (also accredited to Djibouti).
2009 – 2012 Ambassador in Dhaka, Bangladesh
2012 - … Ambassador in Kampala, Uganda