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Professional career
2004- General
Counsel and Vice President for Development
International
Theological Institute, Austria (University); directing legal affairs,
public
relations, fundraising and international development
1997 - 2004 Senior-attorney,
admitted to the Amsterdam Bar, practice in Amsterdam and
BrusselsInternational
law firms Houthoff Buruma and AKD Prinsen van
Wijmen;
advising governments, non-profit organizations and multinationals
on
EU law, civil law, (international) contract law and conflict
resolution
Other occupations
1997 - President,
Phoenix Institute Europe Foundation
Non-profit
educational institution promoting Western Thought
2007- Elected
member parish council, Ebergassing
2006- Radio
host RM Ostrich
2005-2006 Legal
Counselto the Holy See (Vatican)
2004-2005 Adjunct
Professor of European Integration
University
of Steubenville, Austrian Campus;
2003-2005 Editor
EU affairs “Bestuursforum” monthly magazine;
2003- Member
of the Advisory Committee on European Integration of the
Christian
Democratic Party of The Netherlands;
2002-2003 Member
of Think-tank on the European Convention of the Christian
Democratic
Party of The Netherlands;
1998-2005 Numerous
publications on European law and policy;
1998-2001 Secretary-general
Arbitration Committee of the Dutch
Association
of Universities;
1996 - Various
teaching positions and lecturing assignments at
conferences,
summer courses and professional courses;
1993-1995 Adjunct
professor of Court Training/Public Speaking, University
of
Leiden Law School, The Netherlands;
1993-1994 Elected
member of the University of Leiden Law Faculty Council;
1991 Assistant
director Prison Ministry Program, University of Steubenville
Educational Career
Degrees
1997-2000 Netherlands’ Bar
Exam (passed in 2000)
1996-1997 LL.M.
(Cum Laude),
advanced post-graduate degree in European
and
German law
University
of Heidelberg Law School (Germany)
Studies funded through full scholarship (VSB Grant)
1991-1995 Mr. (Master
of Laws) in Dutch civil law,
University
of Leiden Law School (The Netherlands);
1990 - 1991 (credit-only) Philosophy & Speech
communication major,Franciscan University of Steubenville,
Steubenville, Ohio (USA);
1984-1990 (VWO) Dutch
college degree, major in languages and history
Short Courses; certificates
2004 Course
on fundraising & development, Institute for Giving, USA
1997-2003 Numerous
legal professional’ courses;
2002 Course
on “Excellent
Management”;
2000 NMI
certificate, Netherlands Mediation Institute (NMI) mediator’ accreditation
course;
1998-2000 Master classes
(evening) in philosophy: “Example & Leadership”;
1996 University
of Notre Dame Law school, summer course on
Jurisprudence (USA);
1996 Alliance
Francaise Paris, French language course
including internship
at
Paris’ law firm and social work;
1995 University
of Notre Dame, Advanced Phoenix Institute summer course
on “The
Study of Western Institutions”;
1994, 1995 Harvard Negotiation
Workshops (2);
1994 University
of Notre Dame, Phoenix Institute summer course on
“The
Study of Western Institutions” (1);
1993 Institute
Schloss Hofen (Austria), summer course on International Relations;
1992, 1993 The Clingendael
Institute of International Relations (The Netherlands),
workshops
on diplomatic negotiations (2).
Languages
Reading Speaking
Writing
Dutch mother
tongue mother
tongue mother
tongue
English fluent fluent fluent
German fluent fluent fluent
French fluent fluent good
Spanish good good basic
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