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
Languages
French
Native
Dutch
Native
English
Bilingual proficiency
IGCSE English
German
Full professional proficiency
Goethe Zetifikat C1
Spanish
Working knowledge
Instituto Cervantes B1
