United States Ambassador to Belgium

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The United States Ambassador to Belgium is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Belgium, responsible for managing bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, and diplomatic engagement between the two countries.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ambassadorial post
diplomatic office
appointedBy President of the United States
associatedWith U.S.–Belgium relations
basedIn Brussels-Capital Region
category U.S. ambassadors
surface form: "Ambassadors of the United States"

Belgium–United States relations
collaboratesWith United States Ambassador to NATO
United States Ambassador to the European Union
country United States of America
diplomaticRank Ambassador
employer United States Department of State
establishedFor diplomatic relations between the United States and Belgium
hasJurisdictionOver consular services for U.S. citizens in Belgium
hasPrecursor United States Ambassador to Belgium
surface form: "United States Minister to Belgium"
inception 19th century
jurisdiction Belgium
surface form: "Kingdom of Belgium"
languageUsed Dutch
English
French
locatedIn Embassy of the United States in Brussels
memberOf United States Foreign Service
nominatedBy President of the United States
officeHolderTitle Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
officeType bilateral ambassadorial post
participatesIn NATO-related diplomatic activities in Belgium
partOf U.S. embassies
surface form: "United States diplomatic missions in Europe"
reportsTo United States Department of State
United States Secretary of State
represents United States government
surface form: "Government of the United States"

President of the United States in Belgium
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
residence Brussels, Belgium
surface form: "Brussels"
responsibleFor diplomatic engagement between the United States and Belgium
economic cooperation between the United States and Belgium
managing bilateral relations between the United States and Belgium
overseeing U.S. diplomatic mission in Belgium
political cooperation between the United States and Belgium
protecting interests of U.S. citizens in Belgium
protecting interests of the United States in Belgium
seat Brussels, Belgium
surface form: "Brussels"
style His Excellency
termLength at the pleasure of the President
worksWith Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Federal Government of Belgium
surface form: "Belgian government"

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Ambassador to Belgium hasPrecursor United States Ambassador to Belgium
this entity surface form: "United States Minister to Belgium"
John Eisenhower positionHeld United States Ambassador to Belgium
Selden Chapin positionHeld United States Ambassador to Belgium
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands relatedPosition United States Ambassador to Belgium

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