Paul Frix is Honorary Director General at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation. A former diplomat and former Minister Counsellor for the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union, he covered the position of Counsellor at the CBL-ACP, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture which aims to facilitate and develop economic and commercial exchanges between Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific countries. Paul Frix is also Vice-President of the Belgian section of the Union of European Federalists.