Background
Watervliet, Jean-Michel Veranneman de was born on July 11, 1947 in Bruges, Belgium.
Watervliet, Jean-Michel Veranneman de was born on July 11, 1947 in Bruges, Belgium.
Master of Arts in Political Science & Sociology, U. Brussels, 1975; Master of Arts Journalism, U. Brussels, 1975.
Trainee, Ec Commission, Brussels, 1976; deputy head political military affairs desk, Foreign Ministry, Brussels, 1981-1983; ambassador to Mozambique & Swaziland, Embassy Belgium, Maputo, Mozambique, 1983-1986; minister plenipotentiary, Embassy Belgium, London, 1994-1997; political counsellor, Mission Belgium to United Nations, New York City, 1986-1989; counsellor, Permanent Republican Belgium to European Commission, Brussels, 1989-1991; consul-general, Consulate Belgium, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1991-1994; director human rights & humanitarian actions, Foreign Min. Belgium, since 1997.
Member Cercle des Nations, Anglo-Belgian Club, Anglo-Belgian Society, Association International de Estudios Juridicos & Economics.
Son of Raymond Veranneman de Watervliet and Manuela Vanden Bogaerde de Terbrugge. Married Maria do Carmo Neves da Silveira, July 11, 1981. Children: Jean-Charles, Tiago, Philippe.