Consul General

 Cornelis M. Keur - U.S. Consul General

Consul General Cornelis M. Keur

U.S. Consul General -Mr. Cornelis M. Keur presently holds the foreign service officer rank of Minister-Counselor and has been a member of the US Foreign Service for 30 years. He served most recently as the Senior State Department Adviser and Deputy Commandant for International Affairs of the Air Force campus of the National Defense University. Most of his years with the Department of State were spent on various assignments in Asia, having served in India, Suriname, China (3 tours), Burma,Yemen, Japan and Thailand.

Hyderabad is Mr. Keur’s second posting as a Consul General; he previously served four years as Consul General for Southwest China posted in Chengdu.Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he completed an apprenticeship as a bricklayer, served in Peace Corps Thailand and worked for an NGO in Laos. He has attended Trombly Trade School, the University of Michigan, Harvard University, and National Defense University. Mr. Keur was born in the Netherlands and raised in Detroit.  Mr. Keur speaks Chinese, Thai, Lao, and Dutch. He is married to Sommay Keur.