Hugues Chantry
Biography
EDUCATION
- B.A. in translation (French, Dutch & English) – Ecole d’Interprètes Internationaux, currently UMons (Belgium)
- M.A. in Economics – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
- Kontakstudium (German) – Katholische Universität Eichstätt (Germany)
CAREER
- Trade Counsellor, Bank J. van Breda, Antwerp (1994-97)
- Joined the diplomatic service in 1997
- After a 2 years training program in Brussels, Luxembourg and London, posted in Berlin (Attaché, 1999-2002), Pristina (Head of Office, 2002-2005), Kinshasa (Head of Political Section, 2005-2007), Bukavu (Consul General, 2007-2008)
- Desk Officer Rwanda-Burundi (2008-2009)
- Desk Officer DRC (2009-2011)
- Ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti and the African Union (2011-2015)
- Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone (2015-2019)
- Director of the Diplomatic Training Program (since 2019)