his Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), thereby succeeding Ján Kubiš. Activities in Iraq In December 2019, Hennis-Plasschaert called for renewed efforts to restore civil balance and protections for free speech. In a joint statement with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Hennis-Plasschaert strongly condemned the August killings of two activists and attacks against others in the southern city of Basra. She urged for increased efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice. On 28 January 2021, she visited the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad. On 31 January 2021, she met Ali Akbar Velayati in Tehran, Iran, where she discussed the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary election. Other activities Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI), Member (since 2018) World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Europe Policy Group (since 2017) World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Global Future Council on the Future of International Security Personal life She has been married to economist Erik-Jan Hennis since 27 September 2003 and has a stepson. They live in Nederhorst den Berg. References External links Official (Jeanine) Hennis-Plasschaert Parlement & Politiek |- 1973 births Living people Dutch management consultants Dutch officials of the United Nations Dutch expatriates in Belgium Dutch women diplomats Dutch women in politics Female defence ministers Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) MEPs for the Netherlands 2004–2009 MEPs for the Netherlands 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for the Netherlands Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands Royal Netherlands Navy officers People from Heerlen People from Wijdemeren People's Party for Freedom and Democracy MEPs People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians Special Representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations Women government ministers of the Netherlands 21st-century Dutch civil servants 21st-century Dutch diplomats 21st-century Dutch politicians