Birgitta Tazelaar
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States
Birgitta Tazelaar is the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States and the non-resident Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. A career diplomat with 30 years of experience in political affairs, human rights, and development cooperation, Tazelaar previously served as Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as director of the North Africa and Middle East Department and Representative of the Netherlands to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. Prior to that, she served as a political counselor at the Dutch Embassy in London, deputy head of the Human Rights Division in the Hague, and spokesperson for the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
