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Jochem Wiers
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD
Ambassador Jochem Wiers took up his duties as Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the
OECD on 30 August 2022.
Mr. Wiers has over 15 years of management experience in international environments, foresight and
strategy, European Union (EU), geopolitics, trade, climate, and energy. He studied Dutch law,
international law and Spanish at the University of Amsterdam. He specialized in European law at the
College of Europe in Bruges (LL.M.). He was a Ph.D. researcher at the European University Institute in
Florence and a research fellow and lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. Mr. Wiers has published in
international legal journals and was associate editor of Legal Issues and Economic Integration. Mr. Wiers
was a professor by special appointment in international relations at the University of Groningen from
2016 to 2021.
Mr. Wiers started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2002. He became Deputy Head of
Economic Department, at the Netherlands Embassy in Paris (2006-2009),Head of Coordination of the
Climate, Energy, Environment and Water Department (2009-2012) ; Director of Strategy Advisory Unit
(2013-2016) ; Head of Interministerial Task Force Brexit (2016-2021) ; Economic Resilience and Security
Coordinator (2021-22) and Project Director for Russia Sanctions Implementation (April-July 2022).
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