Maartje Peters

Maartje Peters has a diverse and extensive work experience. Maartje is currently the Head of International Cyber Policy at the Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken since August 2021. Prior to this role, they worked as the Regisseur Vaccinatie at the same company from January 2021 to July 2021.

Before joining the Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Maartje held the position of Deputy Head – Bureau of Migration Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Netherlands from August 2018 to June 2021. Maartje also served as the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Jordan from August 2014 to August 2018.

Maartje's previous experience includes being the Senior Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, where they worked in the Middle East Department from August 2010 to July 2014. Prior to that, they were a Policy Officer in the Human Rights Department from July 2008 to August 2010.

Maartje also served as the Second Secretary in the Political Department at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Thailand from December 2004 to July 2008. Before that, they worked as a Policy Officer in the Water and Environment Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, from May 2002 to December 2004.

Maartje's early career included roles as an Associate Expert at the ILO from April 2001 to April 2002, an Associate Expert at UN Women/Human Rights from December 1998 to April 2001, and a Desk Officer for Sub-Sahara Africa at Cordaid from January 1998 to December 1998. Maartje also worked as a Research Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in 1997.

Overall, Maartje Peters has had a successful career in various governmental and international organizations, gaining expertise in policy development, international relations, and human rights.

Maartje Peters completed their Master's degree in Development Economics and International Development from Radboud University during the years 1989 to 2004. Prior to that, in the period of 1982 to 1987, they attended Notre Dame des Anges. In 2006, they studied Islam in the West at Open university UK. Later, in 2014 to 2015, they pursued a field in human resource management at Ardis.