GERARD SEGHERS

Economic & Commercial Counselor for Wallonia and Brussels.
Embassy of Belgium in Moscow

Date and place of birth: 02.12.1964, Watermael-Boitsfort (Belgium)

Education:

1989  Universite Libre de Bruxelles. M.A. Political Science and International Relations

1990  Postgraduate degree in International Trade, Cooremans Institute, Brussels

Military:

1990  Headquarters of the Military Hospital in Brussels. Translator (conscription service)

Experience:

1992 - 1996  Embassy of Belgium in Berlin, Germany.
Commercial Attaché

1996 - 2006  Consulate general of Belgium in New York, USA – AWEX.
Trade Commissioner for Wallonia

2006 - 2012  Embassy of Belgium in Beijing, China, AWEX-Brussels Investment & Export.
Commercial Counselor for Wallonia and Brussels

2012 - 2017  Embassy of Belgium in Denmark – AWEX.
Economic and Commercial Counselor

2017 - now  Embassy of Belgium in Moscow, Russia, AWEX-Brussels Investment & Export.
Economic & Commercial Counselor for Wallonia and Brussels
    Helping Belgian companies get access to local markets
    Assisting companies in their Belgian investment projects


Knowledge of languages:
French, English, Dutch, German