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Guillaume Metten
Guillaume Metten (19 July 1938, Argenteau - 13 November 2020, Ixelles) was a senior Belgians, Belgian diplomat and ambassador to Iran, India, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives,, Sri Lanka, Morocco, and Mauritania. After his retirement in 2003, he became vice president of the European Institute for International Law and International Relations. Career Metten joined the Belgian diplomacy in 1965 and was assigned to the Brazzaville Embassy as attaché from 1967 to 1970. He passed a commercial exam from the central Belgian administration and became Secretary in the Ankara Embassy from 1971 to 1972. From there, he was appointed First Secretary of the Kigali Embassy (1972-1975). He worked as the designated counsellor in the Office of the Minister of Development Cooperation (Belgium), Minister for Cooperation and Development (1975-1977), a counsellor in Warsaw (1977-1980), and Minister-Counsellor in Tokyo (1981-1982). He was then Deputy Chief of Staff for List of foreign ministers of Belgiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visé
Visé (; , ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, and Visé. In the north-east (on the eastern bank of the Meuse) the area of the municipality extends up to the village of Moelingen in the Limburgian municipality of Voeren, while in the north-west (on the western bank of the Meuse) it extends up to the border between Belgium and the Netherlands (on the other side of which the Dutch municipality of Maastricht is situated). The city of Visé is located in a distance of some 20 km (12,4 miles) north eastern of Belgian Liège city and of some 15 km (9,3 miles) southern of the most southern Dutch city of Maastricht. In addition to the Meuse, the Albert Canal also passes through this town. History The Germans entered Belgium on 4 August 1914, and entered Visé that day as part of the opening mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |