Speaker Jeanne Crauser ~ Keynote Speaker
Consul General of Luxembourg in New York and Executive Director, Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office in New York On September 1, 2016, Ms. Jeanne Crauser assumed the duties of Consul General of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in New York City, and Executive Director of the Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office covering …
Consul General of Luxembourg in New York and Executive Director, Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office in New York
On September 1, 2016, Ms. Jeanne Crauser assumed the duties of Consul General of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in New York City, and Executive Director of the Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office covering the Eastern half of North America, facilitating both American investment in Luxembourg as well as supporting commercial expansion of Luxembourg companies to the North American market.
Prior to her most recent appointment, Ms. Crauser held the position of Deputy Representative of Luxembourg to the Political and Security Committee next to the EU. For four years, Ms. Crauser has been closely following and involved in all aspects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy and of the Common Security and Defense Policy within the EU, contributing therefore to preparing Luxembourg’s position within the Foreign Affairs Council at the EU level.
Ms. Crauser has lived in several countries overseas, and possesses a Master of Arts in European Political and Administrative Studies – College of Europe – Institute of Postgraduate European Studies, Bruges (Belgium) – Thesis: “The Transatlantic Business Dialogue: An important milestone in the EU-US relations” as well as a Master in Economic Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Belgium).
Thus, she brings unique insights and an internationalist perspective to her dual roles with the Consulate General and the Trade and Investment Office in New York.
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