In 1947 , the Royal Institute for International Relations ( the Institute ’s original name ) was founded by a number of distinguished Belgian politicians . Among these Belgian figures were political leaders such as Paul van Zeeland , former Prime Minister ; Prof. Charles de Visscher , member of the International Court of Justice ; Prof. Fernand Dehousse , member of the Belgian delegation to the Conference of San Francisco ; and Prof. Henri Rolin , Senator and Barrister-at-law . In 2006 , in the run up to its sixtieth anniversary , the Institute changed its name to “ EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations ” referring to the Egmont Palace , where many of its events are held
Conference of San Francisco
United Nations Conference on International Organization
EGMONT - The Royal Institute for International Relations