Dr. Hans Hoogeveen is the Ambassador / Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture. He doubles as the Co-Chair of the Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture.

Before that he was the Director General (vice-Minister) for Agriculture and Nature Management at the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs for 9 years responsible for national, European and international policies related to sustainable agriculture, agri-business natural resources and nature management. As such, Dr. Hoogeveen was the most senior civil servant to lead agriculture, agribusiness, food safety, food security, veterinary and plant health, international affairs, including the European Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy, international food security, the FAO and other UN affairs, trade liberalization (WTO), market access and nature/biodiversity management agendas. Dr. Hoogeveen has written several scientific papers on sustainable development and natural resources, including seminal work on lessons learned from global forest governance. He is Commander in the Order of Gregorius (Holy See) and Commandeur de l’Orde Grand-Ducal de la Couronne de Chene.