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Belgian Economic Mission 2 - 9 June 2013 United States of America Los Angeles, San Francisco / Silicon Valley BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 2 - 9 June 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO / SILICON VALLEY PARTICIPANTS BROCHURE THIS PUBLICATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITES OF THE BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY: WWW.ABH-ACE.BE AND WWW.BELGIANECONOMICMISSION.BE Belgian Economic Mission to The United States of America 2 - 9 June 2013 Organised by the regional institutions for Foreign Trade (Brussels Invest & Export, Flanders Investment & Trade - FIT, the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency - AWEX), FPS Foreign Affairs and the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency. BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 5 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSIONS 2013 CALENDAR THAILAND March 16 - 22 UNITED STATES: 2013-2014 June 2 - 9 Los Angeles, San Francisco/Silicon Valley ANGOLA & SOUTH AFRICA October 19 - 27 INDIA November 23 - 29 2014 (still to be officially approved) SAUDI ARABIA & OMAN 14-21 March RUSSIAN FEDERATION 15-20 June COLOMBIA & PERU 19-25 October INDONESIA 22-28 November (The dates are subject to change) HRH PRINCE PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 7 HRH Prince Philippe was born in 1960, the In 1993, Prince Philippe succeeded his father first child of HM King Albert II and HM Queen as Honorary Chairman of the Foreign Trade Paola. He is first in the line of succession to Agency. In this capacity, Prince Philippe has the throne of Belgium, and as such, he bears headed more than eighty important economic the title of Duke of Brabant. On the 4th of De- missions, the most recent ones being to the cember 1999, Prince Philippe married Miss People’s Republic of China and Chile (2011), Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz. They have four Vietnam, Japan, Turkey, Australia and New children, Princess Elisabeth (2001), Prince Zealand (2012) and Thailand (2013). Gabriel (2003), Prince Emmanuel (2005) and Princess Eléonore (2008). Prince Philippe is Honorary Chairman of the Belgian Federal Council for Sustainable De- Prince Philippe graduated at the Royal Military velopment, of the Belgian Investment Com- Academy in Brussels in 1981. He subsequent- pany for Developing Countries, of the Euro- ly qualified as fighter pilot and as a paratroop- pean Chapter of the Club of Rome, and of the er and commando officer. His military career International Polar Foundation. further led him to his current rank of Lieutenant General and Vice Admiral in the Armed Forc- es. He is a qualified helicopter pilot. Prince Philippe completed his academic training at Trinity College, University of Ox- ford (UK) and at the Graduate School of Stanford University (USA) where he received a Master of Arts Degree in political science in 1985. The Prince holds an Honorary Doctor- ate from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. HE DIDIER REYNDERS 8 UNITED STATES Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Trade and European Affairs BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 9 Born in Liège on August 6th, 1958 ACADEMICAL FUNCTIONS Chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur Married – 4 children (2004 - 2011) L ecturer at the Hautes Ecoles commer- ciales of Liège GOVERNMENT POSITIONS S taff member of the Public Law Depart- PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Minister of Finance (1999 - 2011) ment at the University of Liège Lawyer (1981 - 1985) Chairman of the Eurogroup (January - G uest lecturer at the Université Director General of the Local Authorities December 2001) catholique de Louvain (Louvain business school (UCL)) Department of the Ministry of the Walloon President of the Ecofin (July - December Region (1985 - 1988) 2001 / July 2010 - December 2010) Chairman of the National Railway Minister in charge of the Belgian POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Company of Belgium (1986-1991) Buildings Agency (2003 - 2011) Chief of staff of the Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Society of Deputy Prime Minister since 18 July Minister of Justice and Institutional Airways (1991-1993) 2004 Reforms, Mr Jean Gol (1987 - 1988) Minister of Institutional Reforms (2004 - Member of the Liège Town Council since 2011) October 1988 Minister in charge of the National Lottery, Leader of the MR Group of the Liège the Federal Holding and Investment Town Council since 1995 Company (FHIC) and the insurance Deputy Chairman of the MR (1992 - 2004) companies (2007 - 2011) Member of Parliament since 1992 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs since 6 December Chairman of the PRL-FDF Group (1995 - 2011 1999) HE PIETER DE CREM 10 UNITED STATES Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Defense BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 11 Born on 22 July 1962 in Aalter 1992-1993: Since 21 December 2007: Married to Caroline Bergez and father of Attaché at the private office of Minister of Minister of Defense Constantijn, Alicia and Victoria Defense Leo Delcroix Since 5 March 2013: 1993-1994: Deputy Prime Minister EDUCATION Adviser in “De fabrieken van de Gebroeders De Beukelaar” Commander in the Order of Leopold Master of Romanic Philology at KU Leuven – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Since 1995: (Dutch-speaking Catholic University of Mayor of Aalter, re-elected in 2000, 2006 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Leuven) and 2012 Pieter De Crem is Dutch native speaker. He Master of European and international Law 1995: speaks and writes fluently in French, English, at VUB –Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Dutch- CVP Member of Parliament of the German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. speaking Free University of Brussels) constituency for Ghent-Eeklo, re-elected in He also has a basic knowledge of Russian. 1999 Since 2003: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CD&V Member of Parliament of the 1987-1989: constituency for Oost-Vlaanderen (East – Assistant in Roularta Media Group Flanders), re-elected in 2007 1989-1995: 31 May 2003 - 21 December 2007: Chairman of the youth CVP (Christelijke Chairman of CD&V parliamentary party at Volkspartij – Christian People’s Party the House of Representatives Section Ghent–Eeklo 10 June 2007 - 21 December 2007: 1989-1992: Chairman of the Commission for the Attaché at the private office of Prime Interior at the House of Representatives Minister Wilfried Martens HE KRIS PEETERS 12 UNITED STATES Minister-President and Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy, Government of Flanders (Belgium) BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 13 th Born on May 18 , 1962 1994-1999: 2009-Present: Married Secretary General, UNIZO, Brussels Minister-President, Government of Flanders (Belgium) 1999-2004: EDUCATION Managing Director, UNIZO (Organization of Self-Employed and SMEs) HONORARY TITLES B.A. in Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2005: POLITICAL CAREER Honorary President, FBS (Flanders M.A. in Law, University of Antwerp, Antwerp Business School) 2004-2007: Special degree in Accountancy and Tax Minister for Public Works, Energy, 2005: Law, Vlerick School of Management, Ghent Environment and Nature, Government of Honorary Secretary-General, FVIB (Federation Flanders (Belgium) of Self-Employed Professionals) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007-2009: 2005: 1986-1988: Minister for Institutional Reform, Honorary Managing Director, UNIZO Lawyer, Storme, Leroy, Van Parys and Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, 2008: Doolaege, Ghent Media, Tourism, Ports, Agriculture, Sea Honorary Degree, Moscow State Institute Fisheries and Rural Policy, Government of International Relations 1988-1991: of Flanders (Belgium) Counsellor fiscal matters, UNIZO, Brussels 2007-2009: 1989-1991: Minister-President, Government of Flanders Lecturer, Limburg University Centre, (Belgium) Hasselt 2009-Present: 1991-1994: Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Director Research Department, UNIZO, Agriculture and Rural Policy, Government Brussels of Flanders (Belgium) 14 UNITED STATES HE JEAN-CLAUDE MARCOURT Vice-President and Minister of Economy, SMEs, Foreign Trade and New Technologies of the Walloon Government and Minister of Higher Education of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 15 th Born in Awans on October 16 , 1956 1998-1999: Director of Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and 1974-1979: Telecommunications University of Liege – Jurist Doctorate in Law 1999-2003: Director of Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Since 1979: Minister and Minister of Employment of Attorney and member of the Liege Bar the Federal Government of Belgium (on leave since 1992) 2003-2004: 1992-1994: Director of Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Director of Cabinet, of the Walloon Minister and Minister of Justice of the Regional Minister for Internal Affairs Federal Government of Belgium 1994-1995: 2004-2009: Director of Cabinet, of the Walloon Minister of Economy, Employment, Regional Minister for Internal Affairs, Foreign Trade and Heritage of the Civil Service and Budget Walloon Regional Government 1995-1997: Since 2009: Director of Cabinet, of the Walloon Vice-President and Minister of Regional Minister for Budget, Finance, Economy, SME, Foreign Trade and Employment and Formation New Technologies of the Walloon Minister of the Wallonia-Brussels Government Federation for Budget, Finance and Civil Minister of Higher Education of the Service Wallonia-Brussels Federation 16 UNITED STATES HE CÉLINE FREMAULT Minister of Economy, Employment, Scientific Research and Foreign Trade for the Brussels-Capital Region BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 17 ACADEMIC CAREER 1999-2003: Since 2013: University staff member in the cdH Minister of Economy, Employment, 1992-1994: Senate group Scientific Research, Trade and Foreign Bachelor’s degree in law (French/Dutch), Trade in the Brussels-Capital Region Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis and 2003-2004: at the Katholieke Universiteit Brussel Staff member
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