| Hugo Scheltema | |
| Office: | Chairman of UNICEF |
| Term Start: | 1982 |
| Term End: | 1983 |
| Predecessor: | Dragan Matelijak |
| Successor: | Haydée Martínez de Osorio |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1918 |
| Death Date: | 1 September 1996 (aged 78) |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Profession: | diplomat |
Hugo Scheltema (11 June 1918 – 1 September 1996) was a Dutch diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, as Chairman of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1979[1] and as Chairman of UNICEF from 1982 to 1983.[2] [3] He was also Ambassador to Iraq, Indonesia and Belgium earlier in his career.
He was a son of the tobacco merchant Hugo Scheltema (1890–1939).[4] He studied law and joined the diplomatic service in 1945, and was posted to China for several years.[5]