On April 28th SIB-Leiden will kick off the SIB-NL series on soft power, by hosting an online Q&A-lecture with no one less than the Dutch permanent representative to the UN in New York, Joke Brandt.

Miss Brandt has a lot of experience in diplomacy, among other things as ambassador to Eritrea and Uganda and as secretary general of the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2020 she became the permanent representative to the United Nations in New York. Miss Brandt will tell us all about this interesting role and the key differences with her previous role at the ministry in The Hague. She will also discuss the difficulties of diplomacy in times of the pandemic. Most importantly, there will be a lot of room for all of your questions!

Join us on the 28th of april for this very interesting interactive Q&A-lecture and ask all your questions about diplomacy, the UN and the interesting career of miss Brandt.