Henk van der Zwan

Henk Ary Christiaan van der Zwan (born 20 May 1956) is a Dutch diplomat. He served as ambassador of the Netherlands to Estonia (2006–2010), Canada (2016–2020), and since 2021, Suriname.

Biography Van der Zwan was born on 20 May 1956 in Leeuwarden. In 1975, he graduated from the European School in Luxembourg, and continued his studies at Leiden University where he graduated in 1984. He started to work for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

Between 2002 and 2006, van der Zwan was general secretary of Queen Beatrix. In 2006, he was appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Estonia, and served until 2010.

In April 2012, , the Dutch ambassador for Suriname, was recalled after the Bouterse government passed an amnesty law for the December murders. Diplomatic affairs were handled by chargé d'affaires. In 2020, van der Zwan was nominated as Ambassador of Suriname to the Netherlands, Van der Zwan also serves as non-resident ambassador to Guyana as of 7 December 2020.

Honours Honorary Cross of the Order of the House of Orange.