Embassy in Astana

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Welcoming address by the Ambassador

Welcoming address by the Ambassador Erik De Maeyer.
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Erik De Maeyer

Erik DE MAEYER

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ambassador designate to the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan

 

General information:

Born on 6 July 1966 in Schoten, Belgium.

Graduated from the University of Antwerp with a Law degree and the University of Leuven with a degree in International Relations.

Worked as a scientific collaborator at the Institute for European Policy (now known as LINES) of the University of Leuven and as an associate expert for UNODC in Lagos, Nigeria.  

At the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs he served as attaché in Vientiane, head of cooperation in Algiers, head of mission in La Paz, counsellor in Geneva, director for humanitarian aid and transition in Brussels and chargé d’affaires in Niger and Chad. 

He is married with 2 children.

Contact:

Phone:  (+7) 7172 97 44 85                                 E-mail: Astana@diplobel.fed.be