Belgium | National Day
Ambassador Huygelen and his wife welcome guests
Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Alistair Harrison and Annette Prandzioch (Royal Commonwealth Society), greet Ambassador Huygelen and Mrs Huygelen
Elizabeth Stewart, the editor of Embassy magazine, welcomes the Ambassador to London
Ivory Coast Ambassador Georges Aboua shares a joke with Ambassador Huygelen and Mrs Huygelen
The Ambassador of Belarus Sergei Aleinik arrives at the National Day celebrations
Paul Gardner of Chacalli De Decker and the High
Commissioner of Pakistan Syed Ibne Abbas
Mexican Ambassador Julián Ventura Valero and his wife Mariana
The Ambassador of Slovenia Tadej Rupel and the Ambassador of Slovakia L’ubomír Rehák
Italian Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano in deep conversation with RussianAmbassador Alexander Yakovenko
Ambassador of Spain Carlos Bastarreche with Paul Gardener of Chacalli De Decker
Former IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim, Maria Shammas (Red Cross), and the High Commissioner for Cyprus Euripides Evriviades
The Ambassador of Germany Peter Ammon, his wife Marliese with the Ambassador of Austria Martin Eichtinger and his wife Kathrin
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Beer and Brexit
The new Ambassador of Belgium Rudolf Huygelen celebrated his first National Day in London with fine local beer, great eats and a positive message about the ongoing Brexit negotiations. “I know that many of our compatriots are worried about everything that is happening,” Ambassador Huygelen told guests. “But I am convinced there will be a solution and that compatriots who are contributing to the economy over here and the British contributing to the economy in Belgium will be able to continue to do so.”
And just before the Leffe Blonde beer really started to flow, Ambassador Huygelen added that he and his wife Marianne were looking forward to exploring London and the rest of Great Britain. “We are delighted to live in this fantastic city and this beautiful country that we are discovering bit by bit,” he said.
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