page_title: Herman van Roijen
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Herman van Roijen / Career
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Collectie / Archief&#160;: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie&#160;: [ onbekend ] Beschrijving&#160;: Uitreiking Wateler Vredesprijs aan dr. Van Roijen in Vredespaleis v.m. ambassadeur en v.m. minister van BuiZa Datum&#160;: 24 januari 1984 Locatie&#160;: Den Haag, Zuid-Holland Trefwoorden&#160;: Uitreikingen, prijzen Persoonsnaam&#160;: Dr. van Roijen Instellingsnaam&#160;: Vredespaleis Fotograaf&#160;: Croes, Rob C. / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende&#160;: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort&#160;: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris&#160;: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer&#160;: 932-8430
context_page_description: Jan Herman van Roijen was a Dutch diplomat and politician. He was Dutch foreign minister in 1946.
context_section_description: Van Roijen's diplomatic career began in the 1930s when he joined the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1930 and was an attache in Washington for three years. He also held positions in embassies in Tokyo as well as positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hague.  In 1939, he was named head of the political division at the ministry.
  Following the war, he represented the Netherlands at various conferences linked to the nascent United Nations, including the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco.
  After his brief stint as the Dutch foreign minister, he was the ambassador to Canada (1947–1950), to the United States (1950–1964), and jointly to the United Kingdom and to Iceland (1964–1970).
caption: Receiving the Wateler Peace Prize, 1984.
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