NAMES/TITLES OF LEADING DUTCH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001017 SIPDIS STATE FOR S/ES-O and EUR/UBI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL NL SUBJECT: NAMES/TITLES OF LEADING DUTCH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REF: STATE 84543 POST'S RESPONSE IS KEYED TO HEADINGS IN REFTEL: ¶A. POST: EMBASSY THE HAGUE DATE OF SUBMISSION: 4/22/04 ¶B. NAME OF HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Jan Peter Balkenende TITLE: PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF GENERAL AFFAIRS; OFFICE TEL NO: 31-70-356-4100 (24 HOURS) Direct Office Tel No: 31-70-356-4402 PRIVATE RESIDENCE: 31-10-450-4277 COMMENT: PM BALKENENDE SPEAKS ENGLISH; THE OFFICE PHONE WILL BE ANSWERED BY AN OPERATOR WHO WILL PUT THE CALL THROUGH. HIS SECRETARY IS CALLED YVONNE HEEREN. ¶C. NAME OF HEAD OF STATE: QUEEN BEATRIX TITLE: HER MAJESTY QUEEN BEATRIX, QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, PRINCESS OF ORANGE-NASSAU, ETC., ETC.; OFFICE TEL NO: 31-70-362-4701 (24 HOURS) RESIDENCE TEL NO: 31-70-347-7071; COMMENT: THE QUEEN SPEAKS ENGLISH; CALLS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE GRANDMASTER OF THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD, MR. PIM WALDECK, BEFORE BEING PUT THROUGH. ¶D. NAME OF FOREIGN MINISTER: Ben Bot TITLE: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS; OFFICE TEL NO: 31-70-348-6486 (24 HOURS) DIRECT OFFICE LINE TO FM: 31-70-348-6902 DIRECT OFFICE LINE TO FM'S PRIVATE SECRETARY (MR. KARL HARTOGH): 31-70-348-5035 RESIDENCE OF FM: will be connected through the MFA COMMENT: THE FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS ENGLISH. -------------- OTHER KEY CONTACTS -------------- NAME OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE: Henk Kamp TITLE: MINISTER OF DEFENSE OFFICE TEL NO: 31-70-381-8188 DIRECT OFFICE LINE: 31-70-318-7320 PRIVATE RESIDENCE: will be connected through the MOD; COMMENT: MR. KAMP SPEAKS ENGLISH. NAME OF THE MFA'S POLITICAL DIRECTOR: HUGO SIBLESZ TITLE: DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS OFFICE TEL NO: 31-70-486-6486 (24 HOURS) DIRECT OFFICE LINE:31-70-348-5124 OFFICE CELL PHONE: 31-65-371-1747 COMMENT: MR. SIBLESZ SPEAKS ENGLISH. SOBEL