Political and Public Affairs Officer
Embassy of Belgium in Bern
Experience
Apr. 2024 - Present
Political and Public Affairs Officer
Embassy of Belgium in Bern
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Charged with political and public affairs in the diplomatic section
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Advising the Ambassador during the Embassy’s tenure as NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE) and Belgium’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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Responsible for covering the UN Specialized Agency - Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Economic Forum (WEF)
Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2024
Diplomatic Assistant
Embassy of Belgium in Bern
​Advising and assisting the Ambassador on matters including:
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Policy analysis and reporting on political, economic, and judicial issues
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Press monitoring and reviews
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Public diplomacy: coordinating and organizing events; social media
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Project management: state and royal visits; bilateral meetings; political, military and cultural activities
Feb. 2021 - May 2021
Diplomatic Intern
Embassy of Belgium in Bern
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Reported on political, economic and judicial issues
Sep. 2020 - Jun. 2021
German and English Teacher
State of Geneva (DIP)
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Taught German and English at middle schools in Geneva (Cycle d’orientation)
Dec. 2019 - Aug. 2020
Assistant Researcher
Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich
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Analyzed daily UN reports on the Central African Republic for the research paper: “Peacekeepers without helmets: How violence shapes local peacebuilding by civilian peacekeepers.” by Prof. Dr. Hannah Smidt and Prof. Dr. Allard Duursma
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Education Counselor
Cevora / Cefora Brussels
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Helped companies choose continuing education programs for their employees
Education
2023 - 2024
School of Modern Diplomacy
United Nations
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Post-graduate Program taught by Diplomats, Practitioners, and Academic Experts at the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Bruges
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International Law: Core course at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva
2019 - 2021
M.A. Political Science
University of Zurich
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Grade: Magna Cum Laude
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Specialization: Democracy, Development and International Relations
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Master Thesis: “The Determinants of Belgium’s Diplomatic Network: Adding (Honorary) Consulates to the Equation.”
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Advisor: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walter - Chair for International Relations and Political Economy
2020 - 2021
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Interinstitutional Exchange Program in Political Science
​Université de Genève
2014 - 2018
B.Sc. Political Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Grade: Cum Laude
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Bachelor Thesis: “A comparative analysis between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam - explanation of success factors.”
2016 - 2017
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Erasmus Exchange Program in Political Science
​Freie Universität Berlin
