He has held several high-ranking official positions , such as deputy chief of the Cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Defence Guy Coeme and deputy chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Willy Claes ( 1988 – 1992 ) and deputy chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Willy Claes ( 1992 – 1995 ) where he was in charge for the contacts with the USA regarding the Rwandan genocide . From 2002 until 2009 he served as Director of the " Security & Global Governance " program at the Egmont Institute in Brussels
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Rik Coolsaet