Dr Hans Hoogeveen was elected as Independent Chairperson of the Council of the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in June 2021. FAO Members elected him in July 2023 for a second term

of two years. He is the former Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to FAO.

Hans Hoogeveen is duly acknowledged as a consummate professional and a man of agriculture in the utmost

degree. With unwavering focus on the stimulation and promotion of sustainable agriculture globally, food security

and safety, he has served in numerous international functions. He is political advisor to the World Bank and special

advisor to the UN Task Force. Board membership includes Yale University Governance, Environment and Market

Initiative, and Fellow of Forest Trends, a leading International NGO on innovative natural policy in Washington

D.C. He is also a member of the Board of the World Agriculture Forum.

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