Abraham Pieter Cornelis van Karnebeek (14 September 1836 – 9 October 1925) was a Dutch jurist, diplomat, and conservative liberal politician.

Van Karnebeek was a top official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1871 to 1876, after which he was a diplomat again in Stockholm.

In 1904 Van Karnebeek became chairman of the Carnegie Foundation and thus prepared the arrival of the Peace Palace.

[1] He was a top official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when the Netherlands recalled its ambassador to the Vatican despite fierce protests from Roman Catholics.

Van Karnebeek source), a monument in The Hague dating from 1915 that commemorates the establishment of the Peace Palace, is named after him.