Ambassador Eksteen served 27 years in South Africa’s diplomatic service of which 15 were as Ambassador (UN NY, UN Geneva, Namibia, Turkey) and also Head of Planning in the Foreign Ministry, as well as a five year tour of diplomatic duty in Washington DC (1968-1973).

Ambassador Eksteen also served 5 years as CEO of South Africa’s Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), two years as Political Analysist on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Consultant for Baird Communications – one of the largest full-service public relations and public affairs consultancies in Southern Africa;

For the past 20 years, Ambassador Eksteen has worked as an International Consultant and Business Facilitator in Southern Africa. He is currently a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg.

For more than 54 years, he has been at the cutting edge of diplomacy, electronic media, public relations, consultancy for international clients, accomplished author of articles in international renown publications; and accomplished speaker at international meetings and national seminars.