Dirk Stikker
Former Secretary General of NATO
Dirk Uipko Stikker GCVO GBE was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party, co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities... Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1897, Winschoten, Netherlands
Died: December 23, 1979 (age 82 years), Wassenaar, Netherlands
Previous offices: Secretary General of NATO (1961–1964), Ambassador of the Netherlands to the United Kingdom (1952–1958), Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (1948–1952), and more
Education: University of Groningen
Organizations founded: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and European Coal and Steel Community