Alfred Cahen
Alfred Cahen (born September 28, 1929 in Ixelles / Elsene ; † April 19, 2000 in Brussels ) was a Belgian diplomat who was Secretary General of the Western European Union (WEU) between 1985 and 1989 and then Ambassador to France from 1989 to 1996 .
Life
After attending school and subsequent studies, Cahen joined the diplomatic service and was, among other things, first secretary at the embassy in Congo-Kinshasa from January 1962 to December 1964 . After another subsequent uses at home and abroad, he returned in 1970 as Counselor to Congo-Kinshasa back and was until 1974 Deputy Head of Mission in this former Belgian colony in 1971 under then-President Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire was renamed.
After further assignments, Cahen became head of cabinet of Foreign Minister Henri Simonet in 1977 and then served from 1979 to 1985 as Director General of the Political Department in the Foreign Ministry. On June 26, 1982 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique .
In 1985, Cahen succeeded his compatriot Edouard Longerstaey as Secretary General of the Western European Union and held this position for four years until he was replaced in 1989 by the former Defense Minister of the Netherlands , Wim van Eekelen .
Instead, he himself took over the office of ambassador to France and remained in this post until 1996. He then worked as a lecturer at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and as general secretary of the Paris- based Association of the North Atlantic Treaty .
After his death after a long illness, Cahen was buried on the Cimetière Montparnasse in Paris.
Publications
- Foreign Policy Cooperation and Security Policy , in MAG van Meerhaeghe (Ed.), Belgium and EC Membership Evaluated (Pinter, London 1992), pp. 88-97.
Web links
- Entry in rulers.org
- Belgique: Décès du diplomate belge Alfred Cahen ( Memento of April 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). In ARCHIVES POLITIQUE Avril 2000
- Pierre Samar: Cahen, de keerzijde van een carrière ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). In: Nieuws Uitpers
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard Longerstaey | Secretary General of the Western European Union 1985 - 1989 |
Wim van Eekelen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cahen, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ixelles / Elsene |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 2000 |
| Place of death | Brussels |