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06ACCRA2630
2006-11-01 16:51:00
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Embassy Accra
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AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR
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UNCLAS ACCRA 002630
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SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR
UNCLAS ACCRA 002630
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SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR
1. (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal
paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30;
the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her
government's concerns over transparency and economic development in
Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater proffered a long list of issues with
which the U.S. and the Netherlands could cooperate, including
improving the business climate, encouraging private sector
investment, combating corruption, fostering inter-ethnic harmony,
lowering unemployment, and improving sanitation and health.
Ambassador Bridgewater extended a warm, personal welcome to
Remmelzwaal, noting they were among the few female ambassadors
currently accredited to Ghana.
2. (U) Ms. Remmelzwaal's bio follows:
Alida Petronella Remmelzwaal was born on November 16, 1950 in
Leiden, the Netherlands. She graduated in 1975 from the University
of Wageningen with a Masters degree in Agricultural Science.
Remmelzwaal worked for the Netherlands Organization for
International Cooperation for Higher Education from
1976-79.
From 1980-83, Remmelzwaal worked at the Ministry of Health of the
government of Mozambique and from 1984-85 as a bilateral expert in
food aid at the Dutch Embassy in Maputo.
In 1986, Remmelzwaal returned to The Hague to work as head of the
Food Aid Department at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture (1986-91).
She spent an additional eight years at the Dutch MFA serving in the
Department of Multilateral Cooperation (1991-95) and in the
Department for UN Funds and Programs (1995-99).
In 1999, Remmelzwaal returned to Africa to serve as the Head of
Cooperation at the Dutch Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia.
In 2002, Remmelzwaal was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of
Mozambique.
In 2006, Remmelzwaal arrived in Accra to serve as Ambassador to
Ghana.
Remmelzwaal is married to Eduard Johannes van Cortenberghe.
BRIDGEWATER
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TAGS: PREL PINR GH
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR
1. (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal
paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30;
the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her
government's concerns over transparency and economic development in
Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater proffered a long list of issues with
which the U.S. and the Netherlands could cooperate, including
improving the business climate, encouraging private sector
investment, combating corruption, fostering inter-ethnic harmony,
lowering unemployment, and improving sanitation and health.
Ambassador Bridgewater extended a warm, personal welcome to
Remmelzwaal, noting they were among the few female ambassadors
currently accredited to Ghana.
2. (U) Ms. Remmelzwaal's bio follows:
Alida Petronella Remmelzwaal was born on November 16, 1950 in
Leiden, the Netherlands. She graduated in 1975 from the University
of Wageningen with a Masters degree in Agricultural Science.
Remmelzwaal worked for the Netherlands Organization for
International Cooperation for Higher Education from
1976-79.
From 1980-83, Remmelzwaal worked at the Ministry of Health of the
government of Mozambique and from 1984-85 as a bilateral expert in
food aid at the Dutch Embassy in Maputo.
In 1986, Remmelzwaal returned to The Hague to work as head of the
Food Aid Department at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture (1986-91).
She spent an additional eight years at the Dutch MFA serving in the
Department of Multilateral Cooperation (1991-95) and in the
Department for UN Funds and Programs (1995-99).
In 1999, Remmelzwaal returned to Africa to serve as the Head of
Cooperation at the Dutch Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia.
In 2002, Remmelzwaal was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of
Mozambique.
In 2006, Remmelzwaal arrived in Accra to serve as Ambassador to
Ghana.
Remmelzwaal is married to Eduard Johannes van Cortenberghe.
BRIDGEWATER