About us

Ambassador Philippe Kridelka began his diplomatic career with the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1987 and undertook his first posting at the Belgian Embassy in Tehran in 1989. He also served at the Belgian Embassy in Warsaw and at the Belgian Delegation to the European Union, before becoming the diplomatic advisor to the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Employment Policy and Gender Equality. 

In 2002 Ambassador Kridelka was named the Belgian Ambassador to Singapore and the Sultanate of Brunei. This was followed by subsequent Ambassadorships to Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, as well as UNESCO, the organization at which he eventually served as the Chef de Cabinet of the Director General and as the Director of the UNESCO New York Liaison Office. In August 2013, Ambassador Kridelka became the Grand Chamberlain of His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians. Ambassador Kridelka presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the United Nations on August 10th 2020. In the role of Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations, he served as Ambassador during Belgium’s term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council during its 2019-2020 mandate and as Chair of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly during its 77th Session.