Lodewijk Rijksbaron

Lodewijk Rijksbaron is an experienced policy advisor currently serving at the Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken as a Beleidsmedewerker since September 2021, following participation in the Rijkstraineeship. Prior experience includes an editorial role at The West Wing Think Tank, the official youth think tank of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a student assistant position at the Universiteit van Amsterdam's International Office of Social Sciences. Lodewijk has also contributed to the Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the OSCE in Vienna and has held various leadership positions in student organizations, emphasizing contributions to European Studies. Lodewijk's educational background includes a Master of Science in Conflict Resolution and Governance from the University of Amsterdam and participation in an Erasmus exchange program.