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Шаблон:Infobox person Cristina Funes-Noppen is a Belgian diplomat, artist, and writer.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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 holds a degree in political and diplomatic sciences from the Université libre de Bruxelles.[4][7] She also studied Indian culture at Jamia Millia College in New Delhi.[8]

Career

Funes-Noppen began her career as attaché in Rome when she joined the Kingdom of Belgium's Foreign Service in February 1973.[7][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][9][6]

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.[10][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.[7][11] 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][12]

After her retirement in 2011, Funes-Noppen now works as an artist and writer and has exhibited her artwork in multiple galleries.[13][14][15]

Bibliography

  • 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 2016
  • Bien vivre, remèdes naturels, astuces et recettes du monde entier, Éditions Persee 2018
  • Collection La traversée du Miroir éditions, 2018
  • 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

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