Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations: Belgium Consul General Luncheon

Join Global Atlanta on Thursday, March 24, for the next interview in the Consular Conversations series presented by Miller & Martin PLLC, this time featuring Michel Gerebtzoff, Consul General of Belgium.

The discussion with Consul General Gerebtzoff will include a one-on-one interview with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by a moderated audience Q&A.

Special announcement:

Launch of Global Atlanta’s Belgium Channel and Newsletter

Interview discussion points:

• Princess Astrid’s June economic mission to Georgia
• Belgium’s strong history of investment in the state
• COVID and Belgium’s role in global vaccine/drug supply
• Navigating Belgium as a gateway to the European Union
• Belgium’s view of the Ukraine war
• European/US collaboration on industrial and trade policy in view of China’s rise
• Forestry/agricultural collaborations

Note: Tickets are $20, (including a boxed lunch) or free for Consular Conversations pass holders with a coupon code. We will have lunch, followed by an in-person conversation starting at 12:20 p.m.

A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion. Consular Conversations Annual Pass holders will have exclusive access to a post-event recording of the discussion.

For public health and safety reasons, we recommend everyone attending be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. 

Sponsored By:

Miller & Martin

Meet Our Speaker:

Michel Gerebtzoff, Consul General of Belgium

Michel Gerebtzoff was born in Geneva on March 3, 1972, into a family with Russian and French roots. He graduated as a Water and Forestry Engineer from the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences in Gembloux, Belgium.

He first started a career in the private sector, as a specialist in geographic databases and earth observation systems.

At the age of 30, he passed the diplomatic competition and joined Foreign Affairs, becoming Embassy Secretary in Geneva (WTO and WIPO, from 2005 to 2008) and then in Beijing (2008-2012). After a year at the Directorate General of European Affairs (trade policy department), he returned to China, to Guangzhou, to head the office for the promotion of exports and investments of the Walloon Region (2013-2016). During that time he was also appointed to the Governing Board of the American International School of Guangzhou.

Upon his return to Brussels, he became an advisor at the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union, in charge of trade, research, and space (2016-2017), after which he became Chief of Staff to the Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union (2017-2019).

In 2019 he joined the cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff to Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Goffin (2019-2020). In that capacity, he sat on one of the main pandemic management bodies.

Michel Gerebtzoff took office as Consul General of Belgium in Atlanta on August 1, 2020. He is married and the father of two daughters.

About the Consular Conversations series: 

Sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC since its inception in 2016, Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations series consists of monthly public interviews with consuls general in the Southeast United States.

Cost:

$20, or $50 for an annual pass to all monthly Consular Conversations