Maurice Joostens | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Joostens published in the French review La Revue Diplomatique in 1904 | |
| Belgian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China and Siam | |
| In office 8 May 1900 – 22 January 1901 | |
| Monarch | Leopold II of Belgium |
| Preceded by | Carl de Vinck de Deux-Orp |
| Succeeded by | Emile de Cartier de Marchienne (as chargé d'affaires) |
| In office 1 November 1903 – 17 April 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Emile de Cartier de Marchienne (as chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Edmond de Gaiffier d'Hestroy |
| Belgian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain | |
| In office 1 July 1904 – 21 July 1910 | |
| Monarch | Leopold II of Belgium |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1862 Berchem, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 21 July 1910 (aged 47) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Edmond Constantin Joostens Mathilde Josephine Pauline De Boe |
| Education | University of Paris Catholic University of Leuven Free University of Brussels |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Baron Adolphe Marie Maurice Joostens (23 September 1862 – 21 July 1910), was a Belgian diplomat. As a signatory of the Boxer Protocol, the final act at the Algeciras Conference and the Colonial Charter in which Congo Free State was ceded to Belgium, Joostens was an important Belgian diplomat in the age of New Imperialism. Throughout his career, Joostens was able to gain the absolute confidence of king Leopold II of Belgium and eventually he became one of the monarch's favourite diplomats.