AmbassadorJean De Ruyt (born September 14, 1947) retired from the Belgiandiplomatic service in March 2012 after some 40 years. Now an independent consultant and political analyst Jean De Ruyt currently consults for Covington & Burling LLP as Senior Advisor[1] and for other consulting firms for EU affairs and security issues. He is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy and co-chair of the Europe-Asia Center.
Ambassador Jean De Ruyt was the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union until September 2011. He was then appointed to advise the European Union's High Representative / Vice-President Catherine Ashton on specific foreign policy issues. He was previously Ambassador to Italy, covering also, from Rome, the FAO (UN Food and Agricultural Organization), Albania and the Republic of San Marino. From April 2001 until August 2004 he was the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York. In this capacity and as the Representative of the European Union Presidency in 2001, he contributed actively in the UN reaction to the events on September 11.[2]
His first diplomatic postings were in Kinshasa, Algiers and the Industrial Development Office in New York. He served from 1982 until 1987 in the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU as the assistant to the Ambassador (Antici). In 1987, he was appointed deputy Chief of Mission in the Belgian Embassy in Washington where he served until mid-1991.
During the 1990s, his diplomatic career allowed him to participate closely in the shaping of the new European Security Architecture emerging after the end of the cold war. First as Senior official to the CSCE and Ambassador to the Western European Union (WEU), then as Ambassador to Poland (1994–1996), Permanent Representative to the NATO Council (1996–1997) and Belgian Member of the Political Committee of the European Union (1997–2001).
De Ruyt has a doctorate from Louvain University Law School (1969) and studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He was Assistant Professor in Public Law at Louvain University before entering the Diplomatic career. Since his return to Brussels in 2007, he is a regular visiting professor at Louvain University (UCL) and in the College of Europe in Poland (Natolin). He has conducted seminars on European issues for the joint European Studies Institute of Louvain and St Louis Universities and sits on the Board of The Royal Institute for International Relations, the Egmont Institute
Published worksedit
His publications include L 'Acte Unique Européen Editions de l’Université de Bruxelles 1987,[3][4] second Edition 1989; European Political Cooperation towards a European Foreign Policy, Atlantic Council of the U.S., 1989; A Minister for a European Foreign Policy,[5] Schuman Centre, European University Institute, Florence, 2005 and various articles on European institutions and defence policy. 'Leadership in the European Union' was published by Louvain University Press; the English version is available on Amazon kindle. His latest book, ‘Le Privilege du Diplomate’, reflections on 40 years of diplomatic career, has just been published by Les Presses Universitaires de Louvain.
Personal lifeedit
Jean De Ruyt was born in Louvain, Belgium on September 14, 1947. He is married to Sheila Arora and has five children: Carole, Isabelle, Virginie, Laurent and Amber.
Referencesedit
^"Lobbying Bonanza as Firms Try to Influence European Union". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
^Andrew Moravcsik. "Negotiating the Single European Act : national interests and conventional statecraft in the European Community" (PDF). Princeton.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
^Jean de Ruyt. "L' Acte unique européen". Openlibrary.org. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
^"Policy Papers : Jean de Ruyt : A Minister for a European Foreign Policy" (PDF). Cadmus.iue.it. Retrieved 2015-04-02.[permanent dead link]
External linksedit
European Voice Profile - July 2010
Law Society Gazette - March 2012 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Global Policy Watch - January 2015
May 01, 2024
jean, ruyt, ambassador, jean, ruyt, born, september, 1947, retired, from, belgian, diplomatic, service, march, 2012, after, some, years, independent, consultant, political, analyst, jean, ruyt, currently, consults, covington, burling, senior, advisor, other, c. Ambassador Jean De Ruyt born September 14 1947 retired from the Belgian diplomatic service in March 2012 after some 40 years Now an independent consultant and political analyst Jean De Ruyt currently consults for Covington amp Burling LLP as Senior Advisor 1 and for other consulting firms for EU affairs and security issues He is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy and co chair of the Europe Asia Center Jean De Ruyt Contents 1 Career 2 Published works 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer editAmbassador Jean De Ruyt was the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union until September 2011 He was then appointed to advise the European Union s High Representative Vice President Catherine Ashton on specific foreign policy issues He was previously Ambassador to Italy covering also from Rome the FAO UN Food and Agricultural Organization Albania and the Republic of San Marino From April 2001 until August 2004 he was the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York In this capacity and as the Representative of the European Union Presidency in 2001 he contributed actively in the UN reaction to the events on September 11 2 His first diplomatic postings were in Kinshasa Algiers and the Industrial Development Office in New York He served from 1982 until 1987 in the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU as the assistant to the Ambassador Antici In 1987 he was appointed deputy Chief of Mission in the Belgian Embassy in Washington where he served until mid 1991 During the 1990s his diplomatic career allowed him to participate closely in the shaping of the new European Security Architecture emerging after the end of the cold war First as Senior official to the CSCE and Ambassador to the Western European Union WEU then as Ambassador to Poland 1994 1996 Permanent Representative to the NATO Council 1996 1997 and Belgian Member of the Political Committee of the European Union 1997 2001 De Ruyt has a doctorate from Louvain University Law School 1969 and studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies He was Assistant Professor in Public Law at Louvain University before entering the Diplomatic career Since his return to Brussels in 2007 he is a regular visiting professor at Louvain University UCL and in the College of Europe in Poland Natolin He has conducted seminars on European issues for the joint European Studies Institute of Louvain and St Louis Universities and sits on the Board of The Royal Institute for International Relations the Egmont InstitutePublished works editHis publications include L Acte Unique Europeen Editions de l Universite de Bruxelles 1987 3 4 second Edition 1989 European Political Cooperation towards a European Foreign Policy Atlantic Council of the U S 1989 A Minister for a European Foreign Policy 5 Schuman Centre European University Institute Florence 2005 and various articles on European institutions and defence policy Leadership in the European Union was published by Louvain University Press the English version is available on Amazon kindle His latest book Le Privilege du Diplomate reflections on 40 years of diplomatic career has just been published by Les Presses Universitaires de Louvain Personal life editJean De Ruyt was born in Louvain Belgium on September 14 1947 He is married to Sheila Arora and has five children Carole Isabelle Virginie Laurent and Amber References edit Lobbying Bonanza as Firms Try to Influence European Union The New York Times Retrieved 2015 04 02 1 dead link Andrew Moravcsik Negotiating the Single European Act national interests and conventional statecraft in the European Community PDF Princeton edu Retrieved 2015 04 02 Jean de Ruyt L Acte unique europeen Openlibrary org Retrieved 2015 04 02 Policy Papers Jean de Ruyt A Minister for a European Foreign Policy PDF Cadmus iue it Retrieved 2015 04 02 permanent dead link External links editEuropean Voice Profile July 2010 Law Society Gazette March 2012 Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Global Policy Watch January 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean de Ruyt amp oldid 1220764710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
