Career
Since 2011, he is serving as "Ambassador of the Portuguese of Antwerp," a position created in 2008. He served as Permanent Representative of Belgium to the Organization of European Cooperation and Development from 2007 to 2011, with the rank of Ambassador. Until his appointment by the Belgian government as Permanent Representative, he was Diplomatic Advisor to the Belgian Prime Minister from 2004 to 2007.
He was Director for European Union External Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2004.
He holds a degree in political and social sciences from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a postgraduate degree from the College of Europe (class of 1985-1986).
