Background
Smolderen, Luc Hippolyte Marie was born on February 7, 1924 in Anvers, Belgium.
Smolderen, Luc Hippolyte Marie was born on February 7, 1924 in Anvers, Belgium.
Doctor of Laws, Catholic University, Louvain, Belgium. Dr H in Philosophy and Letters, Catholic University, Louvain, Belgium.
Attorney, Brussels, 1950-1953. With Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1953-1989. Member delegate to United Nations New York City, 1956-1958.
Member delegate to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Paris, 1959-1964. Inspector of diplomatic posts Ministry Foreign Affairs, Brussels, 1965-1971. Ambassador to Syria Damascus, 1971—1976.
Permanent representative to Atomic Agency Vienna, 1976-1980. Ambassador to Morocco Rabat, 1981-1985. Ambassador to France Paris, 1986-1989.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Delegate to United Nations, New York 1956-1958, to NATO, Paris 1959-1964. Society Royale de Numismatique de Belgique.
Married Fiorella de Vinck de Winnezeele, April 20, 1954. Children: Violaine, Quentin, Ariane, Sybille.