Ambassador
Estonian Ambassador to the Netherlands is Paul Teesalu, who handed over his credentials to King Willem-Alexander on September 11, 2024.
Before arriving in the Netherlands, Paul Teesalu was Estonian ambassador to Italy, San Marino, Malta and the Order of Malta, based in Rome. He was Estonia’s ambassador to Egypt in 2010-2014, ambassador to the Arab League in 2011-2014, and Estonia’s first ambassador to the African Union in 2013-2015. In the years 2018-2020, he was also Estonian ambassador to the Holy See, residing in Tallinn. Previously, he has worked as deputy secretary general for political affairs and political director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Estonian missions to NATO and OSCE. Teesalu resides in The Hague, the Netherlands.
