Marianne Fennema

In 2018, Marianne and her daughter returned to Amsterdam after a 14-year period in which she worked for the UN and EU to strengthen the rule of law and the economic reconstruction of Kosovo. In Pristina she met Anke Gerrits, and she is grateful that from the early start of CfKK in 2013 she has been able to help the Foundation with her legal expertise, knowledge of Kosovo, and her network. Also she contributes by clarifying cultural differences in the relation of CfKK and the Princess Máxima Center and the Kosovar doctors, the UCCK and the patients and their parents.

When you learn, teach. When you get, give. (Maya Angelou)

Brief CV

2019 – present:

Deployed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a civilian mission expert in the field of rule of law building and human rights at the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels.

2004 – 2019:

Diplomat, director and Legal Advisor for the UN and EU in Brussels, The Hague and Pristina, Kosovo. Advisor on privatization of state enterprises in Kosovo. Held various management roles at utility companies and the Open University Business School in England.

Previously:

Legal Advisor to Disney, CME Media and SBS Broadcasting in London, Prague and Ljubljana. Began her career in an international law firm in London.