JACOB DE GEUS, Dutch Diplomat, Official. Senior Officer, Liaison Unit with World Food Program, Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Dutch Agr Society; Institute, Institution of Dutch Agronomists; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Staff Organization; Dutch/Italian Cultural Organization.
Education
Arnhem, 1936-1939, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Surgery Chemical Engineer. State Agr University, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1939-1942, Degree in Agricultural Engineering. University of Wisconsin.
Cornell University; University of Indiana, 1951. Spoken languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
Career
Senior Officer, Liaison Unit with World Food Program, Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations since 1968. Agr Information Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 1966-1967. Agr Extension Specialist for Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1959-1966.
Agr Extension Specialist for Europe, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1954-1959. Provincial Extension Director, Netherlands, 1947-1954. Grazing Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Netherlands, 1945-1947.
Membership
Dutch Agr Society; Institute, Institution of Dutch Agronomists. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Staff Organization. Dutch/Italian Cultural Organization.