Welcome to the Pittsburgh region.

Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is also the home of many of the European Union’s institutions.  The European Commission and the directly-elected European Parliament, for example, all have important offices there. The United States has a combination of three embassies and missions in Brussels—one to Belgium, one to NATO, and one to the European Union.

The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at the University of Pittsburgh, one of only eleven so designated and funded by the European Commission, as well as the European Union Studies Association, also headquartered at the University of Pittsburgh are major  centers of academic activity within the United States and are well-known both in Belgium and throughout the EU’s member-states.  Further, the EUCE serves as a focal point for EU-related activities in the civic, media, and business communities throughout the tri-state area. For further information www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/euce.html.

In Pittsburgh, cultural events are a good venue to bump into Belgians: examples include an exhibit on The Flemish Masters: Rubens, Jordaens and Van Dyck at the Frick Gallery; the Rubio Quartet at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Belgian artists featured in the Carnegie International, contemporary dance with Choreographer Vandekeybus and prominent choreographer Anne Teresa De Kearsmaker at the Dance Council and more…Belgians coming to Pittsburgh are happily surprised: they discover a wealth of opportunities, a beautiful landscape with great infrastructure, and a wide range of activities for every taste and every age group.

Local contact:
Anne Billiet Lackner, Honorary Consul
Pittsburgh@Diplobel.org

Events in Pittsburgh with the support of the Belgian Consulate:
http://www.frickart.com/programs/ exhibitions/detail/20.html