Here’s how Matthias Matthijs got his career in foreign policy. If you’re interested in this series, check out more editions here.
What did you want to be when you were little? You grew up in Belgium, right?
Yes. When I was about eight years old, I either wanted to be a priest or a mayor. I grew up in a small Catholic town, and my dad was in local politics and eventually served two terms as mayor from 1994 to 2006, so I guess those were the two people with
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