Portrait of Paul Ortiz

Paul Ortiz

Economic security, trade and public finance.

I connect governments and companies and check how public money is spent. Next: Europe’s defence.

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Three governments, one base in The Hague.

  • Netherlands2026 – nowDutch government agency
  • Canada2024 – 2025Embassy of Canada, Trade Commissioner Service
  • Ecuador2023 – 2024Embassy of Ecuador, trade office and ambassador’s office

Where finance, trade and security meet.

Europe’s defence runs on public money, spent through procurement and trade. I have worked at each step.

Public finance

Is public money spent as intended?

Research Matchmaking Tender

Trade

How do companies reach governments and markets?

Suppliers Parts Prime Defence

Economic security

What does the money buy, and how secure is the supply?

Experience

Three posts in The Hague, each one closer to defence.

  1. 2026 – now · The Hague

    Public finance and subsidy assessment

    Dutch government agency

    I assess subsidy applications for several ministries on accuracy, substantiation and lawfulness. I wrote the team’s work instruction on my own initiative.

    • Public finance

  2. 2024 – 2025 · The Hague

    Trade Commissioner Assistant

    Embassy of Canada, Trade Commissioner Service

    I connected Canadian companies with the Ministry of Defence, guided one through a Defence tender and supported the Canadian Prime Minister’s meetings at the NATO Summit 2025.

    • Economic security
    • Trade
    • Public finance

  3. 2023 – 2024 · The Hague

    Commercial and Trade Office · Office of the Ambassador

    Embassy of Ecuador

    Export promotion and market research at the trade office. Support to diplomats on cases before the International Court of Justice.

    • Trade

Education and languages

Education

  1. Bachelor of International Business

    2019 – 2023

    Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

  2. Erasmus+ exchange, economics

    2022 – 2023

    Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid

Languages

Native

  • Dutch
  • English
  • Spanish

Conversational

  • GermanGoethe A2
  • French

French comes in handy around NATO. German is a work in progress.

Interests

Briefed by 07:00. On the range by 20:00.

On my radar

My own 07:00 briefing · next issue in –

  1. 01
    5% by 2035

    Agreed in The Hague. Now the money has to become real capability.

  2. 02
    Cheap threats, expensive answers

    F-35s against drones over Poland showed the cost. Counter-drone changes it.

  3. 03
    An industry that keeps delivering

    The D-SII 2025–2029 and the Wet weerbare defensie-industrie.

  4. 04
    Two tracks, one budget

    NATO and the EU draw on the same money and the same factories.

3 arrows–End 0 / 0

Monday, 20:00: the range

Target archery at Sint Sebastiaen. Breathe, aim, small corrections. Your turn: shoot an end of three.

Champions LeagueArsenal 3–0LOSC Lille · Emirates · 13 Oct 2026
Admit one

North London, from Den Haag

Arsenal supporter. Tap the ticket to flip through matches I’ve been to.

Wie war Ihr Wochenende?

Sehr schön, danke!

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Learning German

Goethe A2 done. Now practising real conversations, one call at a time. Tap for the next phrase.

Ready to prove it indefence, economic security, public finance and trade.

More than ever, Europe has to stand together, rearm and be ready. I want to help make that happen. I learn new fields fast and keep going until the work is right. I’m itching to prove myself in a field I believe in. Let’s get to work.

contact@paulortiz.nl