Background
Van, Neil was born on July 30, 1939 in East London. Son of J. van Heerden and C. Nel.
Van, Neil was born on July 30, 1939 in East London. Son of J. van Heerden and C. Nel.
Wonderbom High School, Pretoria and University of South. Africa.
Joined Department, of Foreign Affairs 1959. Vice-Consul, Tokyo 1963. Opened South. Africa’s first mission in Taipei 1967-1968.
Opened first South. African mission in Tehran 1970-1971.
First Secretary Washington, District of Columbia 1971-1975. Ambassador to Federation Republic of Germany 1980.
Deputy Director General, Department, of Foreign Affairs, Pretoria 1985-1987, Director-General of Foreign Affairs since 1987.
Married Evelin Nowack in 1961.