Steven van Hoogstraten (1949) obtained his degree in international law at Groningen University in 1974. After a 25 year career in positions within different departments of the Government (Foreign Affairs, Agriculture & Fish, Health, and Justice) he became the General Director of the Netherlands' Carnegie Foundation in 2002. In that capacity he was responsible for the daily management of the Peace Palace, a major international monument of 1913 and home to the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. From 2002 he also worked as the Treasurer of the Hague Academy of International Law. Steven van Hoogstraten retired mid 2015.

Steven van Hoogstraten (1949) obtained his degree in international law at Groningen University in 1974. After a 25 year career in positions within different departments of the Government (Foreign Affairs, Agriculture & Fish, Health, and Justice) he became the General Director of the Netherlands' Carnegie Foundation in 2002. In that capacity he was responsible for the daily management of the Peace Palace, a major international monument of 1913 and home to the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration. From 2002 he also worked as the Treasurer of the Hague Academy of International Law. Steven van Hoogstraten retired mid 2015.