Editing Philippe of Belgium (section)

==Foreign trade==
On 6 August 1993, the government named Philippe as honorary chairman of the Belgian Foreign Trade Board (BFTB). He succeeded his father, who had been honorary chairman of the BFTB since 1962. On 3 May 2003, he was appointed honorary chairman of the board of the Foreign Trade Agency, replacing the BFTB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monarchie.be/royal-family/prince-philippe|title=The Belgian Monarchy|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In this capacity, Philippe has headed more than 60 economic missions.<ref>Agence pour le Commerce extérieur, [http://www.abh-ace.be/fr/missions_economiques/missions_anterieures/ Missions antérieures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210100800/http://www.abh-ace.be/fr/missions_economiques/missions_anterieures/ |date=10 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monarchie.be/fr/actuel/archives/all/Economical+mission+-+BFTB/all/all |title=Official Royal Website Archives |publisher=Monarchie.be |access-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718123251/http://www.monarchie.be/fr/actuel/archives/all/Economical+mission+-+BFTB/all/all |archive-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> Upon his accession as seventh King of the Belgians, this role was taken over by his sister [[Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este|Princess Astrid]].