Robert de Groot

Personal information:

• Dutch, born September 1961, married with 3 children

Career:

• February 2024 – present: Vice-President, European Investment Bank
• May 2017 – present: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union
• 2011 – 2016: Director-General for European Cooperation, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
• 2008 – 2011: Deputy Director-General for Political Affairs, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
• 2005 – 2008: Director of the Security Policy Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
• 2002 – 2005: Head of the Bureau of the Secretary-General, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
• 1998 – 2002: Foreign Policy Advisor to the Dutch Prime Minister, Ministry of General Affairs, The Hague
• 1989 – 1998: Dutch foreign service, various positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad

Military service:

• 1987-1988: Infantry Officer (reserve)

Educational background:

• 1980 – 1987: MA in Monetary Economics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Last updated: 01 February 2024 (this CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned)