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Since that time, a long line of distinguished envoys have represented American interests in Belgium. These diplomats included men and women whose career paths would lead them to become Secretary of States ( Hugh S. Legaré ), Secretary of Commerce ( Charles Sawyer ) and Chair of the Federal Trade Commission ( Joseph E. Davies ).
Ambassador to Belgium: Bill White [4] Ambassador to Canada: Pete Hoekstra [5] Ambassador to Chile: Brandon Judd [6] Ambassador to China: David Perdue [7] Ambassador to Colombia: Dan Newlin [1] Ambassador to Costa Rica: Melinda Hildebrand [8] Ambassador to Croatia: Nicole McGraw [9] Ambassador to the Dominican Republic: Leah Campos [2 ...
Today, there are over 350,000 United States residents who identify as Belgian American. [5] Many of these Belgian immigrants settled in Midwestern states, such as Wisconsin and Michigan . In 1884, Leopold II , the King of the Belgians , struck a deal with the major European powers present at the Berlin Conference , held between the states that ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attention-grabbing overseas debut may have irritated some key Republicans and alienated allies in Europe, where his statements on Ukraine and NATO went down ...
Belgian Americans are Americans who can trace their ancestry to people from Belgium who immigrated to the United States. While the first natives of the then-Southern Netherlands arrived in America in the 17th century, most Belgian immigrants arrived during the 19th and the 20th centuries.
Twisting through the American city of Boston, the Freedom Trail isn’t long, but links so many must-see locations where modern America began that you’ll need more than a day to do it justice.
Adler served as chairman of Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he sits on the board of trustees, president of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, [8] where he was able to serve as a representative at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and as former vice chairman of Florida International University's board of trustees.
Alan Andrew and Vincent Proost purchased a rundown Portuguese farmhouse in 2019. Unable to salvage the home, they decided to knock it down and build a new property from scratch.