Alberto van Klaveren

Alberto van Klaveren
Alberto van Klaveren in 2023.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
Assumed office
10 March 2023
PresidentGabriel Boric
Preceded byAntonia Urrejola
Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Chile
In office
11 March 2006 – 18 November 2009
PresidentMichelle Bachelet
Preceded byCristián Barros
Succeeded byÁngel Flisfisch
Personal details
Born (1948-10-27) 27 October 1948 (age 75)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityChile
Alma materUniversity of Chile
University of Denver (MA)
Leiden University (PhD)

Albert Leo (Alberto) van Klaveren Stork (born 27 October 1948) is a Dutch-born Chilean lawyer, political scientist, and diplomat who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 10 March 2023. Previously, he served as the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Chile between 2006 and 2009. Van Klaveren also represented Chile in the International Court of Justice in the case regarding the Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute. Before assuming his post as a minister, he taught at the University of Chile.


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