Cristina Funes-Noppen is a Belgian diplomat, artist, and writer.[1][2][3]
Cristina Funes-Noppen | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Belgian Italian |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Université libre de Bruxelles Jamia Millia College |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat Artist Writer |
| Website | www |
Early life and education edit
Cristina Funes-Noppen, born in Como, Italy.[4] Her father, Hermann Noppen, was a diplomat and her mother, Maria Noppen De Matteis, was an artist.[5][6]
Funes-Noppen attended Georgetown University from 1964 to 1966, where she studied interpretation and foreign management.[7] Later, she studied Indian culture in 1967 at Jamia Millia College in New Delhi.[8] She also studied political and diplomatic sciences between 1967 and 1971 at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[4][9] She wrote her thesis on the Mau Mau movement with Professor Kipkorir of the University of Nairobi.[7]
Career edit
Funes-Noppen began her career as attaché in Rome when she joined the Kingdom of Belgium's Foreign Service in February 1973.[9][1] A year later, she was appointed vice-consul in Amsterdam.[6]
From 1975 to 1978, she served as Belgium's Deputy Representative at UNESCO.[6]
Between 1978 and 1982, Funes-Noppen was appointed as the First Secretary in New Delhi.[6]
In 1982, Funes-Noppen moved to Geneva, where she served as the First Secretary for the Permanent Representation to the United Nations in Geneva until 1985.[8][6] In 1982, she delivered an address to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, condemning female genital mutilation in Africa.[2]
In 1985, she was appointed Ambassador of Belgium to Zambia, a position she held until 1987.[8][6][1]
In 1988, Funes-Noppen took on the role of Ambassador of Belgium in Nairobi, Kenya, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Nairobi, serving until 1991.[8][10][6] At the very end of 1990, she negotiated the release of two hostage MSF doctors of Belgian and Dutch nationality held by the South Sudan Liberation Army.[7]
In 1991, she returned to New Delhi, assuming the role of Ambassador of Belgium to India, which she held until 1995.[8][6]
In 1995, Funes-Noppen returned to Brussels, where she worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the United Nations, Human Rights, and Disarmament desks for two years.[8][6]
From 1997 to 2000, she served as the ambassador of Belgium to Thailand.[11][6]
Between 2000 and 2002, Funes-Noppen worked as a Special Commissioner for Development Cooperation.[6] From 2002 to 2005, she was the Ambassador of Belgium to Morocco.[8][6]
From 2005 to 2007, she served as both the Belgian Ambassador to Nairobi and the Permanent Representative to the UN in Nairobi. During this period, she also became a member of the International Advisory Committee on Somalia.[8]
From September 2007 to January 2009, Funes-Noppen served as the Ambassador of Belgium to Austria.[9][12] During the same period, she also served as Belgium's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna.[8]
In 2009, Funes-Noppen was appointed as the Ambassador of Belgium to Argentina, serving until 2011.[4][13]
After her retirement in 2011, Funes-Noppen now works as an artist and writer and has exhibited her artwork in multiple galleries.[14][15][16]
Bibliography edit
- Des hommes, des femmes et des bêtes tome I, Éditions Persee, 2011
- Des hommes, des femmes et des bêtes tome II, Éditions Persee, 2012
- Amours interdits du temps passé monographie des œuvres de Marie Noppen de Matteis, Éditions Artcadia, 2015
- Bien vivre, remèdes naturels, astuces et recettes du monde entier, Éditions Persee, 2016
- Un théâtre d'ombres et autres nouvelles, Préface du Lama Matthieu Ricard
- Hélène et son T-shirt vert pomme, Éditions Persee, 2019
- Chroniques impertinentes préface de S.S. le Dalai Lama, 180°éditions, 2021
- Le bourreau de Nauplie, 180°éditions, 2022
- A la recherche de Kamala" éditions Le Lys Bleu, 2023
- Ils étaient six préface du prof. Mark Eyskens ministre d'Etat éditions Il est Midi, 2024
References edit
- ^ a b c "REGARDS DE FEMMES Cristina Funes-Noppen". Le Soir. March 8, 2000.
- ^ a b https://www.lecho.be/actualite/epingle/style-de-vie/l-ambassadrice-sans-langue-de-bois/9159738.html
- ^ Gould, Lance (August 6, 1998). "Rogue Ambassador". Salon.
- ^ a b c "TAIANA RECIBIÓ A TRES NUEVOS EMBAJADORES". www.cancilleria.gob.ar.
- ^ "Arte, tornano in Salento le opere di Maria Noppen De Matteis: star mondiale del surrealismo ma poco nota in Puglia". la Repubblica. December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cristina Funes-Noppen ou la diplomatie de proximité". Maghress.
- ^ a b c Funes-Noppen, Cristina (May 28, 2021). Chroniques impertinentes...: Anecdotes. 180° éditions. ISBN 978-2-931008-69-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "New Permanent Representative of Belgium Presents Credentials". United Nations : Information Service Vienna.
- ^ a b c "El gobernador Urtubey recibió a la embajadora de Bélgica". Salta 21. June 1, 2010.
- ^ "Nominations d'ambassadeurs". La Libre.be. November 1, 2023.
- ^ "วาระงานประจำวันอังคารที่ 2 พฤษภาคม 2543".
- ^ "Neuernannte Botschafter überreichen dem Bundespräsidenten ihr Beglaubigungsschreiben". OTS.at.
- ^ "Los mejores chimentos políticos (y de sociedad)". Perfil. February 1, 2011.
- ^ "Mark Eyskens exposeert met Cristina Funes-Noppen". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ Duplat, Guy (November 1, 2023). "La diplomate et les moustiques". La Libre.be.
- ^ Guisgand, Éric (November 1, 2023). "Deux grands voyageurs". lavenir.net.