I would like to obtain information showing all meetings between Her Majesty’s
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and representatives of the Belgium
government from 1 September 2013 to 31 December 2013.
I would like to obtain a description of the purpose of each meeting where possible,
and details showing where/when meetings took place.
3 September Meeting with special representative for Syria Marc Otte at Belgian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rue des Petits Carnes Brussels.
5 September Meeting with Ghislain D’Hoop adviser to Belgian Permanent Under
Secretary (now Belgian Ambassador to Germany) Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Rue des Petits Carnes.
5 September Meeting with Marc Bossyt, Constitutional Court. Constitutional
Court, 7 place Royale, 1000 Brussels.
6 September Belgian British Conference Board meeting including Belgian
Ambassador to London at British Residence Rue Ducale Brussels.
9 September Meeting at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Rue de Petit Carnes) with
Francois de Kerchove, Head of Foreign Ministers Private Office.
30 September Meeting with Benoit Lutgen, President of CDH party (and regional
agriculture minister) CDH, Rue des Deux Eglises 41 à 1000 Brussels.
2 October lunch at British residence with Frederic Daerden, Mayor of Herstal and
Belgian MEP.
3 October meeting with Regibau, Belgian Political Director at Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
10-11 October Belgian-British conference. Present at meetings between Foreign
Minister Reynders and the British Foreign Secretary and Europe Minister, FCO
London and Lancaster House. Belgian Ambassador to London and Belgian Political
director present throughout.
16 October met Mayors of Waterloo and Braine-L’Alleud at Waterloo, Maison
communal, 28 Rue François Libert B, 1410 Waterloo, 2nd floor, Salle du Collège.
Maison communale, Place Baudouin 1er 3, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud.
21 October, Meeting with Bruno Nève de Mévergnies Director “Neighbouring
Countries” at the British Embassy.
23 October Meeting with Johan Delmulle, Federal prosecutor on CounterTerrorism at Rue aux Laines 66 - 1000 Brussels.
30 October meeting with Francophone Education Minister Marie-Martine Schyns
at Walloon Government Place Surlet de Chokier 15-17 – 1000 Brussels.

 5 November Meeting with Servais (Financial Supervisor) with Mark Boleat City of
London at Rue du Congresstraat 12-14, 1000 Brussels.
7 November Meeting with the King’s Private Secretary at Palais royal – 1000
Bruxelles
11 November present at courtesy meeting between Duke of Edinburgh and Mayor
of Kortrijk (former economy Minister) Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport,
present at meeting between Duke of Edinburgh and Minister-President of Flanders ,
Cloth Hall Ypres.
13 November Lunch at British residence with President of Flemish Christian
Democrats Wouter Beke.
13 November Supper with Defence Minister De Crem at Belgian Ministry of
Defence Rue Lambermont 8, 1000 Brussels.
14 November Call on Jean-Pol Poncelet
18 November Lunch with Head of Foreign Minister’s Cabinet Kerchove with
French and German Ambassadors.
20 November call on office of Brussels Mayor Rudi Vervoort, at Brussels Mayor’s
Office 7-9 Rue Ducale.
22 November Visit to Kent with Governor of West Flanders, Invicta House, County
Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XX.
27 November Meeting with Chef de Cabinet of French Foreign Minister at Belgian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
28 November Meeting with State Secretary Melchior Wathelet, at Rue de la Loi, 51
-1040 Brussels.
9 December Belgo-British board meeting with Belgian Ambassador to London in
Belgian Embassy London Residence of Ambassador, 36 Belgrave Square, London,
SW1X 8QB.
10 December Meeting with Hans Hondt, Permanent Under-Secretary at the
Belgian Finance Ministry at North Galaxy-building, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 33 at
1030 Brussels.
16 December Meeting with Head of Belgian Protocol at Egmont Palace, Petit
Sablon 8, 1000 Bruxelles.
18 December Meeting with Political Director Regibau and French and German
Ambassadors at Ministry of Foreign Affairs.