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Consular Conversations: Belgium
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Join Global Atlanta on Wednesday, March 12 for another interview in the Consular Conversations series presented by Miller & Martin PLLC, featuring Katherine Raeymaekers, Consul General of Belgium in Atlanta.
The discussion will include a one-on-one interview with the Global Atlanta Managing Editor, Trevor Williams, followed by a moderated audience Q&A.
Featured Speaker
Katherine Raeymaekers,
Consul General of Belgium in Atlanta
As of August 1, 2024, Mrs. Katherine Raeymaekers has been appointed as Consul-General at the Belgian General Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, covering 10 states in the South-East.
After joining the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2008, as a career diplomat, she has served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Belgian Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria (2009-2013) and in Budapest, Hungary (2013-2017). Prior to the USA she served as Political and Economic Counsellor at the Belgian Embassy in Rabat (2020-2024).
Between 2017 and 2020, she served as counsellor at the Department for European
Coordination within the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for matters related to transport, telecom/digital and energy/green deal.
She holds a Master degree in Political Sciences – International Relations from the University of Ghent (2000), Belgium, and followed post-graduates courses in Regional cooperation – Mercosur at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina
(2001-2003).
She is fluent in 6 languages: Dutch, French, English, Spanish, Italian and German. She also has some notions of Bulgarian and Hungarian. Beyond her professional pursuits, Mme Raeymaekers likes to explore nature and the surroundings while hiking or biking.
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