Background
CAHEN, Alfred was born on September 28, 1929 in Ixelles-Les-Bruxelles. Son of Max Cahen and Rose Hazaert.
CAHEN, Alfred was born on September 28, 1929 in Ixelles-Les-Bruxelles. Son of Max Cahen and Rose Hazaert.
Athenee Robert Catteau, Brussels and Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
Counsellor to Minister-Secretary of State for European Affairs in Brussels 1964-1966. First Secretary to Belgian Delegate to United Nations 1966-1968. Assistant Chef de Cabinet to Minister for Fureign Trade 1968-1970.
Minister-Counsellor, Embassy.
Kinshasa 1970-1974; Minister-Counsellor, Embassy, Washington, District of Columbia 1974-1977. Chef de Cabinet to Minister for Foreign Affairs 1977-1979.
Ambassador-Political Director, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Company-operation 1979-1985. Secretary-General Western European Union 1985-1988.
Lecturer, University Libre de Bruxelles since 1980.
Chairman Study Centre on lnt. Relations University Libre de Bruxelles. Chairman Scientific Committee Royal Institute of lnt.
Relations, Brussels since 1985.
Honorary Professor, National Institute of Political Studies, Kinshasa.
Married Nicole Debeauvais in 1961.