Flashback: Trade Visit to California

Mathilde was 3 months pregnant with her second child, Gabriel when she joined her husband on a trade visit to California in the USA. As usual Philippe focused on the business and the technological side of the trip while Mathilde made time for education, arts and networking.

20 February 2003

A welcome reception hosted by the Belgian Consulate in Los Angeles.

21 February 2003

Arts class at the Inner-City Arts. The Inner-City Arts was founded in 1989 by Bob Bates to promote arts towards children in response to severe cuts in the Los Angeles school budget.

Reception.

22 February 2003

Visit to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. 

23 February 2003

Posing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

24 February 2003

Visit to Stanford University. Philippe is an alumnus of Stanford. They also met up with some of his American college mates.