Background
Bot, Bernard Rudolf was born on November 21, 1937 in Djakarta, Indonesia. Son of Th.H. and Elisabeth M. Bot.
Bot, Bernard Rudolf was born on November 21, 1937 in Djakarta, Indonesia. Son of Th.H. and Elisabeth M. Bot.
Master of Laws, Harvard University. Doctor of Laws, University Leyden, The Netherlands, 1968.
Permanent representative of The Netherlands to European Economic Community, Brussels, 1964-1970. Representative The Netherlands Embassy, Buenos Aires, 1970-1973, East Berlin, 1973-1976. Deputy permanent representative of The Netherlands to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1982-1986.
Ambassador The Netherlands Embassy, Ankara, 1986-1989. Ambassador, permanent representative of The Netherlands to European Union, Brussels, 1992—2003. Partner Praaning Meines Consultancy Group, since 2003.
Minister foreign affairs The Hague, Netherlands, 1989-1992, Netherlands, 2003—2007. Board directors Foundation "Journalistes en Europe", Paris.
Married Christine M. Pathy, June 16, 1962. Children: Theo, Christine, Bernard.