Belgian Ambassador visits UCC
08.02.2011
His Excellency, Mr Robert Devriese, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Belgium, visited UCC on February 7th 2011. The Ambassador paid a courtesy visit to UCC President, Dr Michael Murphy and also visited the School of History. Since joining the Foreign Service in 1976, Mr Devriese has held many positions in the Service and has been stationed in many parts of the world. He was appointed Ambassador to Ireland in September 2008.

During his visit to the University, Ambassador Devriese delivered a guest lecture to European Studies students who are preparing to simulate a European Council of Ministers Meeting over two days. The subject of his address was: “The rotating presidency under the Lisbon Treaty”. Belgium held the Presidency of the European Union between June and December of 2010, the first complete presidency under the Lisbon Treaty.

This event was organised by Mervyn O'Driscoll and Katherine McGarry of the School of History, in conjunction with the joint European Studies programme operated by the Schools of Geography and History for the past two decades.

Picture: Front Row: Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC; Belgian Ambassador, HE Robert Devriese. Back row L-R: Dr Mervyn O’Driscoll (European Studies Co-ordinator), Mr Dominic Daly and Ms. Katherine McGarry (European Studies staff).

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