Dirk Uipko Stikker was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator. Stikker continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. He holds the distinction as the first Secretary General of NATO from the Netherlands.
Stikker in 1964
Vice President and Prime Minister of Indonesia Mohammad Hatta and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dirk Stikker during a meeting in The Hague on 25 August 1949.
Winschoten is a city with a population of 18,518 in the municipality of Oldambt in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is the largest city in the region of Oldambt in the province of Groningen which has 38,213 inhabitants.
City center of Winschoten in 2010
Church and tower Winschoten
City hall Winschoten
Windmill 'Edens' in Winschoten