1. Petrus Albertus "Piet" Kasteel was a Dutch journalist, diplomat, and colonial administrator.
10 Facts About Piet Kasteel
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Piet Kasteel was parliamentary editor of De Maasbode, and fled to England during World War II where he served for the Dutch government-in-exile.
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Piet Kasteel served as Governor of Curacao and Dependencies from 15 July 1942 until 4 August 1948, Dutch Ambassador to Chile, to Ireland and briefly to Israel.
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Piet Kasteel offered his services to the Dutch government-in-exile under the nom de guerre "Chateau neuf du Pape".
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Piet Kasteel started to work for the Ministry of Justice, and befriended Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy.
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On 15 July 1942, Piet Kasteel was installed as Governor of Curacao and Dependencies.
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In June 1948, Piet Kasteel announced his resignation, and left on 4 August 1948.
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Piet Kasteel was appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Chile, and served until 1956, In March 1956, he was appointed Ambassador to Ireland, and served until 1966.
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Piet Kasteel served briefly as Ambassador to Israel, and retired in December 1966.
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On 13 December 2003, Piet Kasteel died in Rome, at the age of 102.