▁ended ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁diplom acy ▁and ▁was ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁afterwards ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Luxemb ourg ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hans ▁G ual th érie ▁van ▁We ez el ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁V elsen , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁father ▁Jan ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁resistance ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁chief ▁commission er ▁of ▁police ▁in ▁The ▁H ague . ▁G ual th érie ▁van ▁We ez el ▁went ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁The ▁H ague , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁went ▁to ▁Le iden ▁University ▁to ▁study ▁Dutch ▁law . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁rather ▁than ▁history , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁do , ▁since ▁his ▁father ▁val ued ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁master ▁of ▁law ▁over ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁history . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁studies ▁G ual th érie ▁van ▁We ez el ▁joined ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁was ▁third ▁emb ass y ▁secretary ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁afterwards ▁was ▁second ▁emb ass y ▁secretary ▁in ▁Lag os ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁was ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁Ministry ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁