I am Belgian so that explains my name, Jean Claude BEAUJEAN. I was born in Liege in 1947. I was educated in Mons, Belgium were I have received a Diploma of Technical Science and a degree of Lecturer in Science, 1970. I possess extensive experience working in the environment of the Former Soviet Union (FSU), and other related economies as a Project Leader in the industrial sector (Energy, Petroleum and Gas, Textiles, and Agricultural-mechanic equipment). I have a broad knowledge of enterprise restructuring, divestitures, and privatization, in the FSU and North Africa. I have been serving as the Honorary Consul of Belgium in Uzbekistan since 1998. My nomination was made by the King of Belgium. I have received the Order of Merit from the French President for my long and successful activity in Uzbekistan. I am a Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Uzbekistan since 1999.

I am a passionate preservationist of nature, and therefore I am very concerned about the conservation of nature and the protection of wild species. That is why I have accepted the position of country representative of The Biodiversity Group, Inc. The Biodiversity Group (TBG) is a Washington DC-based organization dedicated to providing expertise in the field of conservation of ecological diversity and the sustainable use of biological resources. TBG works with governmental agencies, academic centers, private organizations and others in developing standardized data centers that gather and maintain critical information on the biodiversity of a particular region and/or country with the objective of making this information available to planners, decision makers and interested parties.

The founder of TBG was instrumental in establishing the system for cataloging the biodiversity of each of the fifty states in the United States and is currently in the process of doing the same in select provinces of China. In Central Asia TBG looks to establish alliances with relevant institutes and agencies with the objective of updating the biodiversity database through the introduction of new software engineering and system design. TBG has selected Tashkent as the base for its regional activities.