Herman van Roijen

Jan Herman van Roijen (10 April 1905, Constantinopel – 16 March 1991, Wassenaar) was a Dutch diplomat and politician. He was Dutch foreign minister in 1946.

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Youth

Van Roijen was the son of Jan Herman van Roijen Sr (1871–1933) and the American Albertina Taylor Winthrop (1871–1934). When Jr was born, his father was a diplomat in Constantinopel.

Awards

In 1982 he received the inaugural Freedom of Fear Award and in 1984 he received the Wateler Peace Prize for his diplomatic efforts.

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