Michael M. Adler

This article is about the U.S. ambassador to Belgium. For the U.S. ambassador to South Sudan, see Michael J. Adler.
Michael Adler
United States Ambassador to Belgium
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 15, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRonald Gidwitz
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Miami (BBA)

Michael M. Adler is an American businessman who has served as the United States ambassador to Belgium since 2022.

Education

Adler has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami.[1]

Joe Biden campaign and administration

Adler met Joe Biden in 1973 when his sister, Karen, worked for Biden's U.S. Senate office. Adler served as Biden's national finance chair during his 2008 presidential campaign. Adler was a campaign surrogate during the 2020 election.[2]

Ambassador to Belgium

In September 2021, President Biden nominated Adler to be the United States Ambassador to Belgium.[1][3][4] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 1, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination on December 15, 2021. On December 18, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[5] and presented his credentials on March 15, 2022.[6]

Community involvement

Adler served as chairman of Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he sits on the board of trustees, president of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation,[7] 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 22, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "This man wants to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. 'If it happens, I will say it's bashert'". The Forward. January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Ocasio, Bianca Padró (2021-09-23). "South Florida developer nominated to be Biden's ambassador to Belgium". Miami Herald.
  4. ^ "Florida property magnate named new US ambassador to Belgium".
  5. ^ "PN1225 - Nomination of Michael M. Adler for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  6. ^ @USAmbBelgium (March 15, 2022). "Deeply honored to have presented my ambassadorial credentials to His Majesty King Philippe today. I am grateful for our countries' shared commitment to further strengthen US-Belgium ties, fortify transatlantic security and defense, & bolster our dynamic economic & trade relationship" (Tweet). Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ “Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.” The American Jewish Year Book, vol. 108, 2008, pp. 686f. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23605498. Accessed 17 Jan. 2024.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Belgium
2022–present 		Incumbent