H.E. Mr. Jan Heidsma was born in 1st May 1945 in Oegstegest in Netherlands.

Mr. Jan Heidsma graduated with a Masters Degree in International Relations at the University of Amsterdam. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975 and served in different capacities in The Hague and abroad.

During the period 1990 -1992 he served as Counsellor/Deputy Head of Missions at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Budapest. This was followed by a five year posting at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington as Counsellor Economic Affairs.

During the period 1997 – 2001 he was appointed Minister-Counsellor Environment Affairs at the Netherlands Permanent Mission at the European Union in Brussels. In 2001 he was appointed Minister/Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Tokyo.

Mr. Jan Heidsma is married to Marjolijn Therese Heidsma nee Vermaase and they have two children.