Twenty-seven external career agents permanently appointed to class A2

The Belgian Official Gazette of November 13, 2026, publishes, on page 60439, a royal decree of September 16, 2026, which permanently appoints twenty-seven officers of the foreign service in class A2. The decision, registered under reference C − 2026/008303, originates from the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. It is published simultaneously in Dutch and French, under the titles “Buitenlandse carrière. — Benoeming” and “Carrière extérieure. — Nominations”.

A selection opened in February 2023

The decree is part of a long-term administrative cycle. The successful candidates of selection AFG21316 of February 3, 2023, had been admitted to the foreign service internship on September 16, 2024.

At the end of the second part of this internship, they received a favorable final report, certified by a minutes of meeting dated August 14, 2026. It is this document that forms the basis for the permanent appointment, pronounced by royal decree with effect from September 16, 2026, exactly two years after the start of the internship.

The appointment therefore takes place in class A2, the entry level of the foreign service for officers from this selection. The published text does not specify the assignments of the individuals concerned, neither within the central administration nor within the network of posts abroad.

The twenty-seven names listed in the decree

The provision lists the concerned officers by name:

• BONFOND Laurent
• BOSMANS Simon
• BOUCQUEY Raphaël
• BRIAMONT Hélène
• DE BLOCK Hans
• de BONHOME Nicolas
• De SCHOUTHEETE Alexis
• FEREMANS Julie
• FIVEZ Hans
• GILLIARD Brice
• GOETMAECKERS Tom
• HERPOEL Lorenz
• JULIEN Thomas
• MARTINS GISTELINCK Myriam
• PIEPERS Jonathan
• PRIVÉ Thibaut
• RAYÉE Jasmine
• RENSON Laurent
• RUYSSCHAERT Magali
• SASSI Fatma Ezzahra
• SCHROÉ Evelyne
• THEUNISSEN Lise
• UDRESCU Maria-Alexandra
• VAN AUTRYVE Côme
• VANCUTSEM Willem
• WATY Loïc
• WYVERKENS Mona

The list mixes French-speaking and Dutch-speaking surnames, reflecting the bilingual recruitment of the foreign service. However, no breakdown by linguistic role is indicated in the notice.

Continuous movement within the network

The publication of November 13 adds to a series of recent decisions affecting the same service. The Belgian Official Gazette of November 10, 2026, thus contained a section “Carrière extérieure. — Désignations” on page 59921.

The issue of October 15, 2026, for its part, included a “Désignations” section on page 55360 and a “Mutation” section on page 55365, while that of October 12, 2026, combined designations and admissions to retirement on page 54532.

These notices, all published in section I of the official journal, fall under the same federal authority and illustrate the steady pace of diplomatic personnel movements: internships, assignments, transfers, and retirements follow one another from one issue to the next.

Scope of the decision

The permanent appointment ends the internship period and legally consolidates the position of twenty-seven agents in the foreign service, retroactive to September 16, 2026. For the reader following the evolution of the Belgian diplomatic network, notice C − 2026/008303 constitutes the official reference to be noted: it is this document that attests, name by name, to the transition from trainee status to that of a permanently appointed agent of class A2.

Official source: Moniteur belge no. 2026/11/13, November 13, 2026, section I, “Foreign service. — Appointments”, reference C − 2026/008303, p. 60439.