Historian and graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Frédéric Bernard was appointed Belgium’s Ambassador to the United States in February 2025, where he represents Belgium and oversees the Embassy and its Consulates.
Minister of State, former judge and Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union, he has distinguished himself through a remarkable career in service of European law, public institutions, and the University of Liège.
Elected in May 2024 as President of the Ligue des droits humains, Maître Sibylle Gioe, a lawyer at the Liège Bar, is active on many fronts.
Researcher and professor at Unesp in Rio Claro, Brazil, she heads a laboratory dedicated to the study of primate ecology and behavior, and collaborates with numerous international laboratories.
As Academic Director of COPPE/UFRJ in Brazil, he conducts innovative research in naval and ocean engineering.
Internationally renowned microbiologist, she currently leads a laboratory dedicated to the study of bacteria at Stanford University.
Both a teacher, slam artist, poet, and novelist, she is now Belgium's new national poet.
