Consular Conversations: Netherlands

Join Global Atlanta on Wednesday, December 7, for the next luncheon and interview in the Consular Conversations series presented by Miller & Martin PLLC, featuring Jaap (Jacob) Veerman, Dutch Consul General.

The discussion will include a one-on-one interview with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by a moderated audience Q&A.

A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion. Consular Conversations Annual Pass holders will have exclusive access to a post-event recording of the discussion.

Selected Discussion Topics

• CG Veerman’s experience in development finance
• Netherlands-US partnership on trade and beyond
• Knowledge sharing on logistics, supply chains and technology 
• Atlanta and Amsterdam as airport-led regional/global gateways 
• Collaboration on smart cities, fintech
• Racial justice and honoring history
• Dutch expertise in water management, greenhouses and ag, more
• What’s next for Dutch investment in the South

Meet Our Speaker

Jaap (Jacob) Veerman, Consul General, Netherlands

Jacob is the senior Netherlands government representative in the Southeast United States responsible for relations with the states of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama. He leads a team working to promote NL-US trade and investment,  support Dutch nationals, conduct public diplomacy on key issues, and build scientific and research co-operation. 

Jacob Veerman is a national of the Netherlands. He is an internationally experienced  diplomat specializing in economic diplomacy, business development, change and project  management. Jacob has broad knowledge and experience in the field of water  management, agriculture, horticulture, life sciences and health, infrastructure and  logistics. He completed his master’s degree in social economic history at Amsterdam University and has a Bachelor’s degree in Education, which started his career as a  geography teacher at a Dutch High School in Hoorn, the Netherlands. 

For the past 30 years he has held various positions at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, most recently as the Dutch representative to the Asian Development Bank in  Manila, Philippines. He worked as a Sr. Policy Advisor at the Dutch Embassy in Paramaribo (Surinam), was the Dutch Deputy Consul General in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Deputy Ambassador at the Dutch Embassy in Mexico City and Director of the  Documentary Information Systems Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

Jacob was born in Volendam, the Netherlands. His partner, Petra, accompanies him to Atlanta. Petra and Jacob have two kids, Sandra and Thomas, both studying in the  Netherlands. In our spare time we love to travel, visit museums and galleries. We both  are passionate collectors of Chinese antique porcelain and Dutch Design. To keep in  shape we walk our 2 dogs, hike, swim and regularly visit the gym.

About the Consular Conversations series: 

Sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC since its inception in 2016, Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations luncheon series consists of monthly public interviews with consuls general in the Southeast United States.

Cost:

$20, or $50 for an annual pass to all monthly Consular Conversations