Belgium to Display its Many Trump Cards in the Big Apple; From Saturday, September 9th till Tuesday, September 12th a high-level Belgian delegation will visit New York.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 The Belgian Crown Prince, Philippe and Princess Mathilde will be at the helm of a delegation, that will count the Belgian Prime Minister, Mr. Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt (IPA: [ʝi: vəɾˈɦɔfstɑt]) (b. , the Belgian Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. , Mr. Louis Michel Louis H.O.Ch. Michel (born 2 September 1947) is a Belgian politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. A prominent member of the French-speaking liberal party, the Mouvement Réformateur, he was Belgium's foreign minister until July , and the Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Mr. Pierre Chevalier Pierre Chevalier (1905 – 2001) was a well-known caver and mountaineer from France, with many alpine ascents and cave explorations to his credit. Chevalier is principally known for the exploration of the Dent de Crolles cave system over a twelve year period (1936 – , among its other distinguished members. The goal of the delegation is to showcase the quality and diversity of the economic and cultural activities of this multi-faceted country's people, and to further boost an already impressive Belgian presence in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The program of the delegation therefore, although mainly aiming to highlight Belgium's achievements in the economic field, does also cater to the needs of the cultural community who rightfully claim their part in their country's past and present successes. This means that the delegation will not only pay a visit to several successful Belgian business ventures in the Big Apple such as the Pain Quotidien and Markt restaurants but that it will also honour a number of initiatives centering around past and contemporary Belgian art, such as the inauguration of a James Ensor James Ensor (April 13, 1860 - November 19 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life. He was associated with the artistic group Les XX. Exhibition at the Shepherd-Derom Gallery and the visit of the Fashion Institute of Technology where seven Belgian fashion students were introduced to the New York Fashion Scene. As stated above, the stress of the visit lies within the economic sphere. The Global Transport Symposium held at the WTC WTC World Trade Center, see there , The Power breakfast at NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange , hosted by its chairman and attended by all Belgian high-level delegates as well as a number of Belgian captains of industry, and the roadshow at the Intercontinental Hotel where Belgium's finest high-tech companies will present themselves to American financial analysts and experts on investment, all pay witness to this view. Taking the diversity and quality of this program into account, as well as the high-level contacts it guarantees, one cannot but be confident that this mission will be entitled 'Mission Possible,' further establishing Belgium's good reputation in New York and the U.S at large. For further information please contact : Hubert COOREMAN, Press Advisor untill 9th September: Tel: 32.2.501.83.99 or 32.476.94.63.50 as of 9th September: through the Consulate-General of Belgium in New York Tel: 212.586.51.10 or NewYork@diplobel.org. |
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