Karle De Volder

🇧🇪 Diplomat @BelgiumintheUSA |📍Washington DC 🌸 | Tweets in own name | @BelgiumMFA

[AIPLF French Teachers 🇮🇪 🇫🇷 @AIPLF_Ireland]

A bittersweet celebration of #Belgium National Day yesterday in #Dublin as we said goodbye to H.E. @K2Vlierberge, Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland, & her Second Secretary & Consul @karle_dv.
Many thanks to the Embassy of Belgium in Ireland for supporting our Francophone events.

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

The last four years, I’ve had the pleasure to work closely with one of the many trailblazing women at 🇧🇪 @BelgiumMFA: my Ambassador, @K2Vlierberge 💪

From getting knee deep in mud to hosting ministers, there isn’t much we didn’t cover! 👏#WomenInDiplomacy

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🚺Globally & in Belgium, women remain underrepresented in #diplomacy.

Yet, this is not so @BEinIreland: with Amb. @K2Vlierberge, DHOM @CoppensKatrijn & Consul @karle_dv, our #Embassy has a fully female diplomatic team, proudly representing 🇧🇪

#InternationalDayofWomeninDiplomacy

[Karen van Vlierberge -K2V @K2Vlierberge]

So proud to host a farewell reception for 🇮🇪 @DF_COS Clancy at 🇧🇪 BNS Louise-Marie @DublinPortCo.

🙏@TheBelgianNavy @ComdF931LOMA Gacas & crew for the great hospitality!

🙏@LordMayorDublin for your warm words.

Fair winds & following seas as new 🇪🇺@ChairmanEUMC dear General!

[Karen van Vlierberge -K2V @K2Vlierberge]

Warm welcome @MichealMartinTD to #Belgium & my hometown @Stad_Antwerpen & its vibrant @PortofAntBruges ⚓️

🙏 inspiring exchange with 🇧🇪 PM @Bart_DeWever on #Trade, #competitivness, #Energy, #UA, #MEPP, & EU-UK relations.

🇧🇪&🇮🇪 working 🤝 for 🇪🇺 project!
#StrongerTogether

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

Great initiative to give young women a taste of what it might be like to be a 🇧🇪 diplomat!

Join us @BelgiumMFA on June 26 to learn more about this fascinating & rewarding career👩‍💼

[🇧🇪 Belgium MFA @BelgiumMFA]

🌍Are you a curious woman aged 20–28, eager to explore diplomacy? Join us on June 26 for a half-day dive into the world of Belgian diplomacy.

Apply by May 31 and take your first step toward a global future!
🔗 https://t.co/f0s8FbLMic

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

A day in the life of a #diplomat: football match in the morning, preparing policy briefs in the afternoon ⚽️💻

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

⚽️La Francophonie… joue au foot!

A prime example of #sportsdiplomacy, @K2Vlierberge was delighted to organize a football match between Francophonie-Embassies & Irish government officials at the 🇧🇪 Residence, to mark the #FestivalDeLaFrancophonie in #Ireland 🇮🇪

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

That’s a wrap on my last full year at @BEinIreland! 🇧🇪🇮🇪

It’s been a pleasure as always to work with Ambassador @K2Vlierberge on such a variety of activities 💪

Ready for the many firsts & lasts 2025 will bring 🤗

#diplomacy #belgium

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

From the #EU presidency to fulfilling our duties as @NATO Contact Point Embassy & hosting plenty of visitors and events - 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ had a lot in store for
us!

🇧🇪🇮🇪🇪🇺

Looking forward to discover what 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ has to offer 👌

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

Curious to see how & where the Belgian Ambassador lives?

The 🇧🇪 Residence is opening its doors to the 🇮🇪 public during #OpenHouseDublin this Saturday!

Watch the video for a sneak peek (♻️Yes,we did recycle footage from last year’s video -but only because we liked it so much!🙂)

[Karen van Vlierberge -K2V @K2Vlierberge]

Happy to welcome the 🇧🇪 delegation to #OSCEPADublin24 Autumn meeting.

During @oscepa, @e_samyn, @IlseMalfroot & @BenAchourMalik2 will discuss a.o #UA, #MiddleEast, #climate and #migration.

🙏 @SOFearghail_TD & @OireachtasNews for hosting this
conference.

🇧🇪🤝🇮🇪 in #OSCE

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

@IrishEmbBelgium @ericajanelee @IrlAmbBE @dfatirl Well done @ericajanelee !👏 It was such a pleasure to you have as my 🇮🇪counterpart these past 3 years and I’m looking forward to seeing where the future will take you!

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🐎 A pleasure for the Belgian Embassy to cheer for #TeamBelgium during the Agha Khan Nations’ Cup of #Ireland today at @TheRDS!
🥇Congratulations to 🇺🇸 for their win as well as to 🇮🇪🥈& 🇬🇧🥉👏
The 🇧🇪Belgian team did an excellent job and ended up fourth 👌💐

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🧸One in three victims of #HumanTrafficking is a #child.

💙On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the #BlueHeart Campaign of @UNODC_HTMSS focuses on this very vulnerable group.

🇧🇪@BelgiumMFA & @BEinIreland are proud to join their efforts to #EndHumanTrafficking.

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🇧🇪 Happy Belgian National Day! 🥳

A true pleasure for Ambassador @K2Vlierberge to receive the Belgian community and other high-level guests, including @LordMayorDublin at the Residence on Friday for a Belgian evening 🍫🍟

🖤💛❤️

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🧑‍🎨When working in a small team, communication & cooperation have to be seamless. We therefore organize a yearly #teambuilding activity. Yesterday we let our creative side out and got introduced to the art of #pottery 🫖
🙏 Thomas from #DiemPottery for the lovely workshop!

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

📣 to all the young women & girls out there who are comtemplating a career in diplomacy: make the jump and join us!

Diplomacy needs more women. No need to take my word for it: the @UN themselves said so by declaring this international day 💪👩‍💼

🇧🇪🇺🇳🇪🇺

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

👩‍💼June 24 is the International Day of #Women in #Diplomacy.
This career was not designed for women. Yet, over time, our numbers have greatly increased & will continue to grow. Like last year, Amb @K2Vlierberge & @karle_dv invited female diplomats in 🇮🇪 to mark the day 🙌🇧🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳

[🇧🇪 Belgium MFA @BelgiumMFA]

❓ What does being a diplomat mean to you?

🌍 On today's International Day for #WomeninDiplomacy, 🇧🇪 Belgian diplomats, who represent our country abroad with passion, determination & expertise, share their unique experiences with and insights about their careers.

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[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

@EU2024BE @JeremyThirion Thank you @EU2024BE and @BelgiumMFA for the excellent organization of the Belgian module (& for selecting me to be a participant of this edition! 🙂)

[Karle De Volder @karle_dv]

👩‍💼As a proud Belgian & European, it was an honour to participate in the European Diplomatic Programme! A pleasure to share experiences with young #diplomats from all over the #EU & to continue learning about the ways we can help contribute to the future of the European project🇪🇺

[Belgium in the EU @BelgiuminEU]

🌍 The European Diplomatic Programme, organised by the EEAS in collaboration with the rotating EU Presidencies, offers a unique learning opportunity to junior diplomats and EU officials.

#EU2024BE

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🗳️#TimeToVote! Belgians voters in #Ireland were welcomed at the Embassy today to cast their votes for the 🇧🇪Belgian Federal and 🇪🇺European #elections. An honour to assist our citizens to fulfill their civic duty 👏 #UseYourVote #Democracy

[Belgium in Ireland @BEinIreland]

🎼Thanks to @EU2024BE, #EuropeDay 🇪🇺was extra special for us this year! Thrilled to have marked it with an exquisite concert here in #Dublin, showcasing young talent from 🇮🇪#Ireland and 🇧🇪 #Belgium 💪

🙏 @RIAMDublin @C_R_L_G @Conserv_antw @EPinIreland @eurireland @RTElyricfm