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Remarks at Oudenaarde WWI ceremony

Remarks at Oudenaarde WWI ceremony Chargé d’Affaires Matthew R. Lussenhop Sunday, May 27, 2018 As prepared Mayor De Meulemeester People of Oudenaarde, Representatives of the Belgian and American armed forces, Burke and Smithhisler family members, Honored guests Het is een hele eer om vandaag bij jullie te zijn. This weekend, Americans all over the world ...

By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium | Tags: Memorial Day, Oudenaarde, WWI

Memorial Day Speech at Flanders Field American Cemetery

Memorial Day speech at Flanders Fields Cemetery Chargé d’Affaires Matthew Lussenhop May 27, 2018 As prepared The Representative of His Majesty, the King; Minister of Defense Vandeput; Representative Bogaert Excellencies; Honored Veterans and Service Members; Family Members and Friends; While we gather here in this solemn place in Belgium, all across the United States thousands ...

By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 May, 2018 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium | Tags: Flanders Field American Cemetery, Memorial Day, WWI

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Lussenhop at the Leuven WWI Conference

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Matthew R. Lussenhop at the international colloquium “Revival after theGreat War: Repair, Rebuild, Remember,” May 9, 2018. KU Leuven Library As prepared Mr. Mayor Mr. Vice Rector Distinguished guests, Thank you It is an honor to say a few words at the closing of this important conference. I want to thank ...

By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 15 May, 2018 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium | Tags: KULeuven, KULeuven Library, WWI

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Matthew R. Lussenhop on U.S. – Belgian Defense Cooperation

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Catholic University of Louvain-la- Neuve Good afternoon, et merci beaucoup de votre attention aujourd’hui. It is a pleasure to be in Louvain-la- Neuve today. This is my first visit, and I look forward to spending more time here and visiting your new museum. Today I would like to talk about the ...

By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 29 November, 2017 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News, Speeches, U.S. & Belgium | Tags: Commission for Relief in Belgium, CRB, Defense, Emile Francqui, F-35, Herbert Hoover, NATO, U.S.-Belgian Partnership, UCL, WWI, WWII

Remarks at the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the U.S. Entry in World War I

Remarks by Chargé d’Affaires Matthew Lussenhop Flanders Field American Cemetery April 6, 2017 Lee Litzenberger, Chargé d’Affaires to our U.S. Mission to NATO John Wessels, Deputy Secretary, Overseas Operations, American Battle Monuments Commission Kurt Vanryckeghem, Mayor of Waregem Paul Breyne, Commissioner-General of the Belgian WWI centenary His Excellency Ambassador Andrews from New Zealand Pierre ...

By U.S. Embassy in Belgium | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: Charge D’Affaires, News, Speeches | Tags: Flanders Field American Cemetery, WWI

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