Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was born on 3 April 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a Dutch politician who served as the 11th Secretary General of NATO from 2004 to 2009. Prior to that, he held various cabinet positions in the Netherlands, including Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2003.
Testing Your Knowledge: The Remarkable Career of Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, 11th Secretary General of NATO