fbpx
Wikipedia

Belgium–United States relations

December 12, 2023

The United States and Belgium maintain a friendly bilateral relationship. Continuing to celebrate cooperative U.S. and Belgian relations, 2007 marked the 175th anniversary of the nations' relationship.

According to the 2021 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 41% of Belgians approve of U.S. leadership, with 36% disapproving and 23% uncertain.[1]

History edit

Before World War I edit

Prior to 1830, Belgium was part of the Dutch Republic, which colonized much of the northeastern coast of North America during the 17th Century (see New Netherland, New Netherland settlements). As part of this (ultimately failed) colonial project, many Belgians settled in what would become the United States during the 1600s.

During the American Revolutionary War many of the aforementioned Belgian settlers in North America fought in the Continental Army.

In 1830, Belgium declared its independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the ensuing Belgian Revolution, France helped Belgium gain its independence. The United States recognized Belgium as an independent country on January 6, 1832.[2] An American legation headed by Hugh S. Legaré arrived in Brussels that same year.[2] The U.S., Britain and other major countries demanded Belgium pay cash indemnities from Belgium for property damages incurred during its Revolution of 1830. American merchants lost $151,000. Belgium stalled for years and finally paid in 1842 after increasing threats from Washington about penalizing trade.[3]

Most of the routine diplomacy, and assistance in trade matters, was handled by the chargé d'affaires in Belgium: Hugh S. Legaré, 1832–36; Virgil Maxcy, 1837–42; Henry Washington Hilliard, 1842–44; and Thomas Green Clemson, 1844-51.[4]

Many Belgians immigrated to the United States throughout the 19th Century. 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 would later take part in the Scramble for Africa. Leopold convinced those colonial powers present at the Conference to allow him to personally take control of an area of land known as the Congo Free State (comprising the territory of the modern-day country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Under Leopold's private control, widespread atrocities were committed against the native Africans living in the Congo Free State. These atrocities were highly publicized, with residents of the United States being among Leopold II's most vocal critics. Among the critics were famous Americans such as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Mark Twain (who attacked Leopold directly in an inflammatory pamphlet entitled King Leopold's Soliloquy). In 1908, forced to respond to this international outcry, the Belgian government rescinded Leopold's private rule over the Congo Free State and annexed the territory, making the Congo Free State into the Belgian Congo, a full-fledged colony of Belgium.

U.S. and Belgian soldiers fought together during the Siege of the International Legations in 1900, part of the larger Boxer Rebellion in China (1899-1901).

World War I (1914–1918) edit

Main article: Commission for Relief in Belgium

When Germany invaded Belgium in August 1914, the mining engineer and future U.S. President Herbert Hoover set up aid organizations: the Committee for Relief in Belgium (CRB) and the National Committee for Help and Food.[6] By the end of the war, these organizations had accumulated a net surplus of $30 million in funds, which was used to improve Belgium's educational system.[7][8] Brand Whitlock was a top aide to Hoover.[9]

The U.S. legation in Brussels was elevated to the status of an embassy on October 3, 1919.[10]

World War II (1939–1945) edit

John Cudahy, wealthy scion of a Wisconsin meatpacking enterprise, in 1940 became Franklin Roosevelt's ambassador to Belgium. He developed a close personal friendship with King Leopold III. Germany forced his recall. He denounced Britain, France and the U.S. for a failure to plan an adequate defense. He became an embarrassment to Washington, which was officially neutral.[11]

U.S. troops helped to liberate Belgium from German occupation along with British troops, Canadian troops, and members of the Belgian Resistance.[12] According to Pieter Lagrou, American policy after the Nazis were driven out focused on creating political stability and helping Allied military operations. Washington ignored the fierce ideological debates in Belgium, focusing on whether the King was wise or traitorous in his dealings with the Nazis. Washington and London were neutral on the Royal question, but US Ambassador Charles Sawyer mistrusted the king and the Catholic parties. He saw significant dangers to democracy from those elements and therefore supported the left-wing coalition government headed by the socialists.[13]

Cold War (1947–1991) edit

 
Operation Dragon Rouge

Belgium received aid from the United States through the Marshall Plan, aimed at reconstructing the post-war European economy although Belgian economic recovery predated the Marshall Plan.[14] Both Belgium and the US were among the founding members of NATO, a North Atlantic collective defence alliance. Belgium also participated in the US-led UN mission to repel the North Korean invasion of South Korea during the Korean War (see Belgian United Nations Command).

According to Frank Gerits, Washington used the diplomats at the embassy and especially the facilities of the United States Information Service (USIS) in the 1950s to support its Cold War strategy. USIS propaganda influenced Belgian public opinion to favor the United States generally, support NATO, support the Korean war effort, and promote the European Defense Community (EDC).[15]

In 1960, the Belgian Congo gained independence from Belgium as the Republic of the Congo (today known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). As the newly independent country fell into civil war during the Congo Crisis, Belgium and the United States cooperated to foil Soviet efforts to turn the Congo into a communist country. Both the Belgian and U.S. militaries intervened to rescue captives during Operation Dragon Rouge. Belgium and the United States were ultimately successful in helping the oppressive, anti-communist regime of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu come to power.

Post-Cold War (1992 to the Present) edit

 
U.S President Joe Biden meets with King Phillipe of Belgium and the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo in Brussels in June 2021.

The U.S. appreciates Belgian activism in international affairs, including its participation in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, its reconstruction and development assistance to Iraq, its peacekeeping missions in the Balkans and Lebanon, its frequent provision of airlift in international crises, and its hosting of 2005 and 2007 transatlantic dialogues between European foreign ministers and the Secretary of State. During the January 17, 2006 visit by Prime Minister Verhofstadt, President Bush thanked him for his "leadership" in helping "the people of the Congo realize their full potential."

As an outward-looking nation, Belgium works closely with the United States bilaterally and in international and regional organizations to encourage economic and political cooperation and assistance to developing countries. Belgium has welcomed hundreds of U.S. firms to its territory, many of which have their European headquarters there.[which?]

Resident diplomatic missions edit

 
Former embassy building of Belgium in Washington D.C.
 
Embassy of the United States in Brussels

The Embassy of Belgium in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United States. The chancery is located at 1430 K Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.[16] The previous location, in use by the Kingdom of Belgium since its construction in 1956, at 3330 Garfield St. NW, was sold to Vietnam in 2019.[17]

Belgium also operates consulates-general in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York City. In addition, several communities and regions of Belgium also have diplomatic representations in the United States. The Belgian ambassador to the United States is Jean-Arthur Régibeau.[18]

The United States operates an embassy in Brussels while maintaining separate missions to the European Union and to NATO.[19]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Global Leadership Project Report - 2021 Gallup
  2. ^ a b "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Belgium". Office of the Historian. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Pierre-Henri Laurent, "Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Belgian Indemnities Controversy 1836–42." Historical Journal 10#2 (1967): 197-217 online.
  4. ^ P.H. Laurent, "Change and Continuity in a Diplomacy: the First Americans in Brussels." Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire 45.2 (1967): 388-407 online.
  5. ^ "Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  6. ^ Glen S. Jeansonne, "Hoover goes to Belgium" History Today (Jan 2015) 65#1 pp 19-24 online
  7. ^ Piette, Alain (2007). David Leninson; Karen Christensen (eds.). Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation by Nation Survey. Vol. 1. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire frfrbeb5t Group. pp. 43–5. ISBN 978-1-933782-06-5.
  8. ^ Johan Den Hertog, "The Commission for Relief in Belgium and the Political Diplomatic History of the First World War." Diplomacy & Statecraft 21.4 (2010): 593-613.
  9. ^ John Wells Davidson, "Brand Whitlock and the diplomacy of Belgian Relief," Prologue (1970) 22#3 pp 145-160
  10. ^ "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Belgium". Offie of the Historian. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  11. ^ Timothy P. Maga, "Diplomat among Kings: John Cudahy and Leopold III." Wisconsin Magazine of History 67.2 (1983): 82-98 online.
  12. ^ . Adapted from an account by historian Terry Copp, published in Legion Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  13. ^ Pieter Lagrou, "US Politics of Stabilization in Liberated Europe. The View from the American Embassy in Brussels, 1944-6." European History Quarterly 25.2 (1995): 209-246.
  14. ^ Ian Vasquez (9 May 2003). . Cato Institute. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  15. ^ Frank Gerits, "Taking Off the Soft Power Lens: The United States Information Service in Cold War Belgium (1950-1958)." Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis. Journal of Belgian History 42.4 (2012): 10-49.
  16. ^ "Address and opening hours". Belgium in the United States. December 4, 2014.
  17. ^ blank
  18. ^ "Ambassador Jean-Arthur Régibeau - Biography". Belgium in the United States. September 13, 2016.
  19. ^ Embassy of the United States in Brussels

  This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

Further reading edit

  • Bertrams, Kenneth. "The domestic uses of Belgian-American ‘mutual understanding’: the commission for relief in Belgium educational foundation, 1920–1940." Journal of Transatlantic Studies 13.4 (2015): 326-343.
  • Den Hertog, Johan. "The Commission for Relief in Belgium and the Political Diplomatic History of the First World War." Diplomacy & Statecraft 21.4 (2010): 593-613.
  • Dworkin, Ira. "On the Borders of Race, Mission, and State: African Americans and the American Presbyterian Congo Mission.”. Borderlands and Frontiers in Africa 40 (2013): 183+ online.
  • Grosbois, Thierry. "Diplomatic Relations between the London Belgian Government and the United States (1940-1944)." Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains 2 (2001): 167-187.
  • Huistra, Pieter, and Kaat Wils. "The Exchange Programme of the Belgian American Educational Foundation: An Institutional Perspective on Scientific Persona Formation (1920-1940)." BMGN-Low Countries Historical Review 131.4 (2016): 112-134. online
  • Kaplan, Lawrence S. "The United States, Belgium, and the Congo Crisis of 1960." The Review of Politics 29.2 (1967): 239-256.
  • Lagrou, Pieter. "US Politics of Stabilization in Liberated Europe. The View from the American Embassy in Brussels, 1944-6." European History Quarterly 25.2 (1995): 209-246.
  • Maga, Timothy P. "Diplomat among Kings: John Cudahy and Leopold III." Wisconsin Magazine of History 67.2 (1983): 82-98 online
  • Mountz, William T. "Americanizing africanization: The Congo crisis, 1960-1967" (PhD dissertation. University of Missouri-Columbia, 2014). online
  • O'Malley, Alanna. "‘What an awful body the UN have become!!'Anglo-American–UN relations during the Congo crisis, February–December 1961." Journal of Transatlantic Studies 14.1 (2016): 26-46. online
  • Rooney, John W. Jr. Belgian-American Diplomatic and Consular Relations, 1830-1850(1969)
  • Shanahan, Christopher. "The Diplomatic Career of Bellamy Storer In Belgium and Spain, 1897-1902." Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 79.1 (1968): 50-64. online

Primary sources edit

  • Gay, George I., ed. Public Relations of the Commission for Relief in Belgium: Documents (2 vol 1929) online
  • Gibson, Hugh. A Journal from Our Legation in Belgium (1917) online
  • Hoover, Herbert. An American Epic: Vol. I: The Relief of Belgium and Northern France, 1914–1930 (1959) text search
  • Hoover, Herbert. The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure, 1874–1920 (1951) pp 152–237
  • Hunt, Edward Eyre. War Bread: A Personal Narrative of the War and Relief in Belgium (New York: Holt, 1916.) online

External links edit

  • History of Belgium - U.S. relations

  Media related to Relations of Belgium and the United States at Wikimedia Commons

December 12, 2023
belgium, united, states, relations, united, states, belgium, maintain, friendly, bilateral, relationship, continuing, celebrate, cooperative, belgian, relations, 2007, marked, 175th, anniversary, nations, relationship, belgian, american, relationsbelgium, unit. The United States and Belgium maintain a friendly bilateral relationship Continuing to celebrate cooperative U S and Belgian relations 2007 marked the 175th anniversary of the nations relationship Belgian American relationsBelgium United StatesDiplomatic missionBelgian Embassy Washington D C United States Embassy BrusselsAccording to the 2021 U S Global Leadership Report 41 of Belgians approve of U S leadership with 36 disapproving and 23 uncertain 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Before World War I 1 2 World War I 1914 1918 1 3 World War II 1939 1945 1 4 Cold War 1947 1991 1 5 Post Cold War 1992 to the Present 2 Resident diplomatic missions 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 5 1 Primary sources 6 External linksHistory editBefore World War I edit Prior to 1830 Belgium was part of the Dutch Republic which colonized much of the northeastern coast of North America during the 17th Century see New Netherland New Netherland settlements As part of this ultimately failed colonial project many Belgians settled in what would become the United States during the 1600s During the American Revolutionary War many of the aforementioned Belgian settlers in North America fought in the Continental Army In 1830 Belgium declared its independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands During the ensuing Belgian Revolution France helped Belgium gain its independence The United States recognized Belgium as an independent country on January 6 1832 2 An American legation headed by Hugh S Legare arrived in Brussels that same year 2 The U S Britain and other major countries demanded Belgium pay cash indemnities from Belgium for property damages incurred during its Revolution of 1830 American merchants lost 151 000 Belgium stalled for years and finally paid in 1842 after increasing threats from Washington about penalizing trade 3 Most of the routine diplomacy and assistance in trade matters was handled by the charge d affaires in Belgium Hugh S Legare 1832 36 Virgil Maxcy 1837 42 Henry Washington Hilliard 1842 44 and Thomas Green Clemson 1844 51 4 Many Belgians immigrated to the United States throughout the 19th Century 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 would later take part in the Scramble for Africa Leopold convinced those colonial powers present at the Conference to allow him to personally take control of an area of land known as the Congo Free State comprising the territory of the modern day country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Under Leopold s private control widespread atrocities were committed against the native Africans living in the Congo Free State These atrocities were highly publicized with residents of the United States being among Leopold II s most vocal critics Among the critics were famous Americans such as Booker T Washington W E B Du Bois and Mark Twain who attacked Leopold directly in an inflammatory pamphlet entitled King Leopold s Soliloquy In 1908 forced to respond to this international outcry the Belgian government rescinded Leopold s private rule over the Congo Free State and annexed the territory making the Congo Free State into the Belgian Congo a full fledged colony of Belgium U S and Belgian soldiers fought together during the Siege of the International Legations in 1900 part of the larger Boxer Rebellion in China 1899 1901 World War I 1914 1918 edit Main article Commission for Relief in Belgium When Germany invaded Belgium in August 1914 the mining engineer and future U S President Herbert Hoover set up aid organizations the Committee for Relief in Belgium CRB and the National Committee for Help and Food 6 By the end of the war these organizations had accumulated a net surplus of 30 million in funds which was used to improve Belgium s educational system 7 8 Brand Whitlock was a top aide to Hoover 9 The U S legation in Brussels was elevated to the status of an embassy on October 3 1919 10 World War II 1939 1945 edit John Cudahy wealthy scion of a Wisconsin meatpacking enterprise in 1940 became Franklin Roosevelt s ambassador to Belgium He developed a close personal friendship with King Leopold III Germany forced his recall He denounced Britain France and the U S for a failure to plan an adequate defense He became an embarrassment to Washington which was officially neutral 11 U S troops helped to liberate Belgium from German occupation along with British troops Canadian troops and members of the Belgian Resistance 12 According to Pieter Lagrou American policy after the Nazis were driven out focused on creating political stability and helping Allied military operations Washington ignored the fierce ideological debates in Belgium focusing on whether the King was wise or traitorous in his dealings with the Nazis Washington and London were neutral on the Royal question but US Ambassador Charles Sawyer mistrusted the king and the Catholic parties He saw significant dangers to democracy from those elements and therefore supported the left wing coalition government headed by the socialists 13 Cold War 1947 1991 edit nbsp Operation Dragon RougeBelgium received aid from the United States through the Marshall Plan aimed at reconstructing the post war European economy although Belgian economic recovery predated the Marshall Plan 14 Both Belgium and the US were among the founding members of NATO a North Atlantic collective defence alliance Belgium also participated in the US led UN mission to repel the North Korean invasion of South Korea during the Korean War see Belgian United Nations Command According to Frank Gerits Washington used the diplomats at the embassy and especially the facilities of the United States Information Service USIS in the 1950s to support its Cold War strategy USIS propaganda influenced Belgian public opinion to favor the United States generally support NATO support the Korean war effort and promote the European Defense Community EDC 15 In 1960 the Belgian Congo gained independence from Belgium as the Republic of the Congo today known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo As the newly independent country fell into civil war during the Congo Crisis Belgium and the United States cooperated to foil Soviet efforts to turn the Congo into a communist country Both the Belgian and U S militaries intervened to rescue captives during Operation Dragon Rouge Belgium and the United States were ultimately successful in helping the oppressive anti communist regime of Joseph Desire Mobutu come to power Post Cold War 1992 to the Present edit nbsp U S President Joe Biden meets with King Phillipe of Belgium and the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo in Brussels in June 2021 The U S appreciates Belgian activism in international affairs including its participation in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan its reconstruction and development assistance to Iraq its peacekeeping missions in the Balkans and Lebanon its frequent provision of airlift in international crises and its hosting of 2005 and 2007 transatlantic dialogues between European foreign ministers and the Secretary of State During the January 17 2006 visit by Prime Minister Verhofstadt President Bush thanked him for his leadership in helping the people of the Congo realize their full potential As an outward looking nation Belgium works closely with the United States bilaterally and in international and regional organizations to encourage economic and political cooperation and assistance to developing countries Belgium has welcomed hundreds of U S firms to its territory many of which have their European headquarters there which Resident diplomatic missions edit nbsp Former embassy building of Belgium in Washington D C nbsp Embassy of the United States in BrusselsThe Embassy of Belgium in Washington D C is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United States The chancery is located at 1430 K Street Northwest Washington D C 16 The previous location in use by the Kingdom of Belgium since its construction in 1956 at 3330 Garfield St NW was sold to Vietnam in 2019 17 Belgium also operates consulates general in Atlanta Los Angeles and New York City In addition several communities and regions of Belgium also have diplomatic representations in the United States The Belgian ambassador to the United States is Jean Arthur Regibeau 18 The United States operates an embassy in Brussels while maintaining separate missions to the European Union and to NATO 19 See also editBelgian Americans US EU relations European Union NATO relationsReferences edit U S Global Leadership Project Report 2021 Gallup a b A Guide to the United States History of Recognition Diplomatic and Consular Relations by Country since 1776 Belgium Office of the Historian Retrieved June 25 2020 Pierre Henri Laurent Anglo American Diplomacy and the Belgian Indemnities Controversy 1836 42 Historical Journal 10 2 1967 197 217 online P H Laurent Change and Continuity in a Diplomacy the First Americans in Brussels Revue belge de Philologie et d Histoire 45 2 1967 388 407 online Total ancestry categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported 2010 American Community Survey 1 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on 18 January 2015 Retrieved 30 November 2012 Glen S Jeansonne Hoover goes to Belgium History Today Jan 2015 65 1 pp 19 24 online Piette Alain 2007 David Leninson Karen Christensen eds Global Perspectives on the United States A Nation by Nation Survey Vol 1 Great Barrington MA Berkshire frfrbeb5t Group pp 43 5 ISBN 978 1 933782 06 5 Johan Den Hertog The Commission for Relief in Belgium and the Political Diplomatic History of the First World War Diplomacy amp Statecraft 21 4 2010 593 613 John Wells Davidson Brand Whitlock and the diplomacy of Belgian Relief Prologue 1970 22 3 pp 145 160 A Guide to the United States History of Recognition Diplomatic and Consular Relations by Country since 1776 Belgium Offie of the Historian Retrieved June 25 2020 Timothy P Maga Diplomat among Kings John Cudahy and Leopold III Wisconsin Magazine of History 67 2 1983 82 98 online The Liberation of Belgium September November 1944 Adapted from an account by historian Terry Copp published in Legion Magazine Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 23 October 2010 Pieter Lagrou US Politics of Stabilization in Liberated Europe The View from the American Embassy in Brussels 1944 6 European History Quarterly 25 2 1995 209 246 Ian Vasquez 9 May 2003 A Marshall Plan for Iraq Cato Institute Archived from the original on 22 January 2009 Retrieved 23 October 2010 Frank Gerits Taking Off the Soft Power Lens The United States Information Service in Cold War Belgium 1950 1958 Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis Journal of Belgian History 42 4 2012 10 49 Address and opening hours Belgium in the United States December 4 2014 blank Ambassador Jean Arthur Regibeau Biography Belgium in the United States September 13 2016 Embassy of the United States in Brussels nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from U S Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets United States Department of State Further reading editBertrams Kenneth The domestic uses of Belgian American mutual understanding the commission for relief in Belgium educational foundation 1920 1940 Journal of Transatlantic Studies 13 4 2015 326 343 Den Hertog Johan The Commission for Relief in Belgium and the Political Diplomatic History of the First World War Diplomacy amp Statecraft 21 4 2010 593 613 Dworkin Ira On the Borders of Race Mission and State African Americans and the American Presbyterian Congo Mission Borderlands and Frontiers in Africa 40 2013 183 online Grosbois Thierry Diplomatic Relations between the London Belgian Government and the United States 1940 1944 Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains 2 2001 167 187 Huistra Pieter and Kaat Wils The Exchange Programme of the Belgian American Educational Foundation An Institutional Perspective on Scientific Persona Formation 1920 1940 BMGN Low Countries Historical Review 131 4 2016 112 134 online Kaplan Lawrence S The United States Belgium and the Congo Crisis of 1960 The Review of Politics 29 2 1967 239 256 Lagrou Pieter US Politics of Stabilization in Liberated Europe The View from the American Embassy in Brussels 1944 6 European History Quarterly 25 2 1995 209 246 Maga Timothy P Diplomat among Kings John Cudahy and Leopold III Wisconsin Magazine of History 67 2 1983 82 98 online Mountz William T Americanizing africanization The Congo crisis 1960 1967 PhD dissertation University of Missouri Columbia 2014 online O Malley Alanna What an awful body the UN have become Anglo American UN relations during the Congo crisis February December 1961 Journal of Transatlantic Studies 14 1 2016 26 46 online Rooney John W Jr Belgian American Diplomatic and Consular Relations 1830 1850 1969 Shanahan Christopher The Diplomatic Career of Bellamy Storer In Belgium and Spain 1897 1902 Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia 79 1 1968 50 64 onlinePrimary sources edit Gay George I ed Public Relations of the Commission for Relief in Belgium Documents 2 vol 1929 online Gibson Hugh A Journal from Our Legation in Belgium 1917 online Hoover Herbert An American Epic Vol I The Relief of Belgium and Northern France 1914 1930 1959 text search Hoover Herbert The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover Years of Adventure 1874 1920 1951 pp 152 237 Hunt Edward Eyre War Bread A Personal Narrative of the War and Relief in Belgium New York Holt 1916 onlineExternal links editHistory of Belgium U S relations nbsp Media related to Relations of Belgium and the United States at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belgium United States relations amp oldid 1179850120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.