FOREIGN AFFAIRS BELGIUM (2000 to present)

Royal Palace (Brussels) – September 2020 to present

Deputy head of cabinet and diplomatic advisor to H.M. the King

Consulate General of Belgium (Atlanta, GA) – April 2016 to August 2020

Consul General

Embassy of Belgium to the USA (Washington, DC) - August 2012 to April 2016

Counselor (Political)

• Security / Political-Military affairs

• Alternate Permanent Observer to the OAS

Crisis Centre MFA & B-FAST Secretariat (Brussels) - August 2009 to August 2012

Director

Embassy of Belgium to Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) - September 2006 to December 2009

Deputy Head of Mission

Embassy of Belgium to Venezuela (Caracas) - January 2003 to September 2006

Deputy Head of Mission

Embassy of Belgium to Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan) – January 2001 to March 2002

Deputy Head of Mission

Entered diplomatic service in 2000

BELGIAN NAVY (1991 – 2000)

Belgian Navy General Staff - January 1999 to October 2000

Deputy Director ICT

Belgian Frigate F912 - August 1997 to December 1998

Head of Operations

Belgian Navy General Staff – September 1995 to August 1997

Aide de Camp to Navy Chief of Staff

Belgian Navy fleet

Various functions on board frigates and mine-hunters

EDUCATION - TRAINING

• Belgian Royal Military Academy – Civil Engineer in Telecommunications

• Marine nationale française – Ecole d’Application (FNS Jeanne d’Arc)

• Royal Dutch Navy – Anti-Air Warfare and Naval Communications

• Master in Information Technology

• Management (Foreign Affairs)