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BOERMA, Addeke was born on April 3, 1912 in Anloo.
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ADDEKE HENDRIK Hendrik BOERMA
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ADDEKE HENDRIK BOERMA, Dutch Diplomat, Official. Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Honorary Degrees, University of Michigan, 68; Central College, Pella, Iowa, 69; Agr University of Wageningen, 70; University of Gembloux, Belgium, 71; University of Agr Science, Keszthely, Hungary, 72; College of Agr Sei, University of Bologna, Italy, 73; University of Athens, 73.
Education
Agr University of Wageningen, Netherlands, 1934, Degree in Horticulture, Agr Economy. Spoken languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian.
Career
Adviser to Food Office, Ministry of Agriculture 1938-1941. Director Crop Marketing Board and of Dutch Purchasing Office for Agriculture Produce 1941-1944. Government Commander for Food and Agriculture, liberated parts of Netherlands 1944-1945.
Acting Director-General of Food 1945-1946.
Government Commander for Foreign Agricultural Relations 1946-1948. Regional Representative for Europe, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)) 1948-1951, Director Economics Division Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) 1951-1958, Head of Program and Budgetary Service, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) 1958-1962, Assistant Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) 1960-1967, Executive Director World Food Program, Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) 1962-1967, Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) 1968-1976.
Honorary degree (Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Greece, United States of America, Canada). Commander.
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Married Dinah Johnston in 1953.
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Netherlands
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Honorary Degrees, University of Michigan, 1968. Central College, Pella, Iowa, 1969. Agr University of Wageningen, 1970. University of Gembloux, Belgium, 1971. University of Agr Science, Keszthely, Hungary, 1972. College of Agr Sei, University of Bologna, Italy, 1973. University of Athens, 1973.Honorary Degrees, University of Michigan, 1968. Central College, Pella, Iowa, 1969. Agr University of Wageningen, 1970.
University of Gembloux, Belgium, 1971. University of Agr Science, Keszthely, Hungary, 1972. College of Agr Sei, University of Bologna, Italy, 1973.
University of Athens, 1973.