Meinke Lignac

Academic background:

MA History of International Relations, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Work experience:

  • Senior Policy Officer, Embassy of the Netherlands, Department for Political Affairs, Public Diplomacy and Culture, New Delhi (India, 2013-2014)
  • Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague (The Netherlands), Security Policy Department (2012)
  • Foreign Affairs Advisor / Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Prime Minister’s Office, The Hague (the Netherlands, 2010-12)
  • Researcher, Iraq Inquiry Committee (Commissie Davids), The Hague (the Netherlands, 2009-10)
  • Communication Officer, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Brussels, (Belgium, 2008-09)
  • Programme Assistant, HelpAge International, Banda Aceh (Indonesia, 2007-08)
  • Assistant Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations, New York (USA, internship, 2006)
  • Assistant, Health Environment and Development Consortium (HEDCON), Jaipur (India, internship, 2005)

Countries and organisations of focus:

Presently - Ethiopia, African Union

Associate member
meinke.lignac@minbuza.nl
Sub-Sahara Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Publications: 
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Expertise on: 
Ethiopia