On 2 June 2025, we organised a successful Trade4U seminar in preparation of the Belgian Economic Mission to the West Coast of the United States, which will be led by HRH Princess Astrid from 4 to 12 October 2025. We thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium for hosting the seminar at the Egmont Palace and our regional partners Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency, hub.brussels for their cooperation. Still a couple of days to register for the mission!
Our high-level guest-speakers included:
HE Eléonore Simonet, Federal Minister of the middle class, self-employed and SMEs who gave the closing words
HE Patrick Herman, Director for Bilateral Relations with the Americas and the Caribbean, FPS Foreign Affairs
Mr Tim Richardson, Chargé d’Affaires, United States Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium
HE Frédéric Bernard, Belgian Ambassador in the United States of America
Mrs Sophie Hottat, Consul General of Belgium, Consulate General in Los Angeles - Presentation: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/02_Sophie%20Hottat.pdf
Mr Eric Gabrys, General Delegate, hub.brussels San Francisco - Presentation: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/04_Eric%20Gabrys.pdf
Mr Hubert Goffinet, Trade & Investment Commissioner, Wallonia Export & Investment Agency San Francisco - Presentation: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/05_Hubert%20Goffinet.pdf
Mr Wouter Debeyne, Investment and Trade Commissioner, Flanders Investment & Trade Los Angeles - Presentation: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/06_Wouter%20Debeyne.pdf
Mr Wim Sohier, Science and Technology Attaché, Flanders Investment & Trade San Francisco - Presentation: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/07_Wim%20Sohier.pdf.
Consult the presentation of Mrs. Fabienne L'Hoost, Director General, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency, here: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/01_Fabienne%20L'Hoost.pdf.
Consult the presentation of Mrs. Rose Donck, Director, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency, here: /sites/default/files/News/2025/Trade4U/03_Rose%20Donck.pdf.
More information on participation to this mission is available here: https://www.abh-ace.be/en/mission/west-coast-usa. #BEmissionUSA
