JAN HENDRIK van HEERDEN, Diplomat, Official. Chief, Physical Resources Section(s), European, Latin America & Interregional Project(s) Branch, Office of Technical Company-operation, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. River Club of New York Incorporated; Wanderers Club, Johannesburg.
Education
Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 1940-1943, Bachelor of Arts. Cape Town University, 1943-1944, Degree in Library Science. Mexico City College, 1954-1955.
Stanford University, United States, 1957-1958, Master of Economics. Spoken languages: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish.
Career
Chief, Physical Resources Section(s), European, Latin America & Interregional Project(s) Branch, Office of Technical Company-operation, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations since 1972. Deputy Chief, Latin America Section(s), Office of Technical Company-operation, United Nations, 1969-1972. Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Program, Taiwan, 1967-1969.
Program(s) Officer, Bureau of Technical Assistance, United Nations, 1961-1967. Librarian, Economy & Social Affr Library, United Nations, 1955-1960. Librarian, United Nations Office at Geneva, 1948-1954.
Librarian, Johannesburg Public Library, South Africa, 1946-1948. Military Service, 1944-1946.
Membership
River Club of New York Incorporated. Wanderers Club, Johannesburg.