Renée Jones-Bos

In this Dutch name, the birth surname is Bos and the marital name is Jones.
Renée Jones-Bos
Jones-Bos in 2014
Ambassador of the
Netherlands to Russia
In office
September 2016 – August 2019
Preceded byRon van Dartel
Succeeded byRob Swartbol
Secretary-General at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
July 2012 – August 2016
Preceded byEd Kronenburg
Succeeded byJoke Brandt
Ambassador of the
Netherlands to the United States
In office
September 2008 – June 2012
Preceded byChristiaan Kröner
Succeeded byRudolf Bekink
Personal details
Born
Regina Veronica Maria Bos

(1952-12-20) 20 December 1952
Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands
SpouseRichard Jones
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
University of Antwerp

Regina Veronica Maria "Renée" Jones-Bos (Dutch pronunciation: [reːˈɣinaː veːˈroːnikaː maːˈrijaː rəˈneː dʑoːnz ˈbɔs]; née Bos; born 20 December 1952) is a Dutch civil servant and diplomat. She served as Ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia from 2016 to 2019. Previously, Jones-Bos was Ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C. (2007–2012) and Secretary-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague (2012–2016).

Early life and education

Jones-Bos was born on 20 December 1952 in Oud-Beijerland in the Netherlands, where she also grew up.

She holds a Masters of Arts degree in Russian Studies from the University of Sussex (United Kingdom) and a degree in Russian and English Studies, Politics and Economics from the University of Antwerp (Belgium).

Career

Before joining the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jones-Bos worked as a translator/interpreter. She speaks French, German, Italian and Russian.

Jones-Bos has extensive experience in diplomacy and has steadily risen through the ranks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1987 to 1990, she was First Secretary to the Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington. Prior to her appointment to Washington, Jones-Bos served as Director-General for Regional Policy and Consular Affairs, and as Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights.

Jones-Bos also served as the Head of the Security Council Task Force of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previous duties within the Ministry also included: Deputy Chief of Mission to the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic; Head of Recruitment & Training; and postings in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Paramaribo, Suriname; and Moscow, USSR.

Jones-Bos has held several board positions throughout her career with many institutions including: the Supervisory Board of the Leiden University Medical Center; the Netherlands Society for International Affairs (NGIZ); the Advisory Board of the University of Tilburg; and the Selection Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jones-Bos served as the 44th Netherlands Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012.[1][2] She was the first female ambassador from the Netherlands to the United States.[3] She presented her credentials to President George W. Bush on 18 September 2008. At the time, she said about her work:

"For more than 400 years, the Netherlands and the United States have been joined by the values of freedom, justice and an entrepreneurial spirit. A vibrant economic force, the Netherlands is also the third largest investor in America and a reliable trade and investment partner to the U.S. Together with my team at the Embassy and the Dutch Consulates General and Honorary Consuls in the U.S., we promote strong bilateral relations between the United States and the Netherlands in the areas of security and international law; food and nutrition; energy and climate; and water management."

Jones-Bos in 2014

From 2012 to 2016, Jones-Bos was Secretary-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.[1][4][5] She was named the "the most influential woman in the Netherlands" by Dutch feminist monthly magazine Opzij in October 2012.[6][7] In February 2013, she attended the opening of the opening of the new Erbil Embassy Liaison Office in Kurdistan, Iraq.[8][9] On 30 April 30 2013, she served as Herald-in-Chief during the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.[10]

From 2016 to 2019, Jones-Bos was the Netherlands Ambassador to Russia,[5][11] presenting her credentials to President of Russia Vladimir Putin.[12][13][14] In Moscow, she founded the Women Ambassadors Club.[15] In October 2018, the Russian foreign ministry summoned her over what it described as a campaign of disinformation against Russia; Dutch authorities had previously said they had disrupted an attempt by Russian intelligence agents to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), detaining and then expelling four men.[16][17][18]

In March 2019, Jones-Bos led a delegation from the Netherlands to Uzbekistan.[19] Jones-Bos retired from international diplomacy in August 2019.[20]

On 17 June 2024, Jones-Bos was appointed Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, receiving the honour from Hanke Bruins Slot.[3]

Other activities

Personal life

Jones-Bos and her husband, Richard Jones, have two children.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Renée Jones-Bos". The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  2. ^ "Opinion | As the Mississippi floods, follow the Dutch model". The Washington Post. 2011-05-27. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  3. ^ a b "Former top diplomat Renée Jones-Bos encourages other women to follow her example: 'Go for it – you can make a difference.'". Government.nl (in Dutch). 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. ^ "Jones-Bos nieuwe hoogste ambtenaar BuZa" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Kranenburg, Mark. "Renée Jones-Bos nieuwe ambassadeur Moskou" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Opzij: Jones-Bos machtigste vrouw". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  7. ^ "'En de machtigste vrouw van Nederland is... Jones-Bos!'". Het Parool. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  8. ^ "Netherlands Opens Embassy Liaison Office in Erbil". Iraq Business News. 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  9. ^ "Netherlands opens Embassy Liaison Office in Erbil". Gulan Media. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  10. ^ "Wie is Renée Jones-Bos?". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  11. ^ "Herovering van Oekraïne | Renée Jones-Bos". bnr.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  12. ^ Folmer, Katinka (2023-02-02). "'Diplomatie is geen vak meer voor deftige heren'". Maartenonline (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  13. ^ "Oud-ambassadeur Renée Jones-Bos over Rusland – Digitaal plein voor de gemeente Vught op Vught.nu" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  14. ^ Pascoe, Robin (2012-10-11). "Top civil servant is most influential Dutch woman". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  15. ^ Hartog, Eva (2018-10-26). "The Women Ambassadors Club". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  16. ^ Katya Golubkova (October 8, 2018), Russia to summon Dutch ambassador on Monday: TASS Reuters.
  17. ^ Wintour, Patrick; Roth, Andrew (2018-10-08). "Russia summons Dutch ambassador over hacking revelations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  18. ^ "Renee-Jones-Bos". THE VOICE OF VIETNAM. 2025-08-08. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  19. ^ "Delegation of the Netherlands to visit Uzbekistan". UzDaily. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  20. ^ Linden, Rianne van der (23 August 2019). "Onbekend bij het grote publiek, toch heel invloedrijk: Renée Jones zwaait af als ambassadeur in Moskou". EenVandaag (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  21. ^ Membership Trilateral Commission.
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