American businessman Bill White has been confirmed as the new US Ambassador to Belgium, he told The Brussels Times on Wednesday.
William Bryan White – known as Bill – was nominated by US President Donald Trump in December last year, and will succeed Michael M. Adler.
Trump previously praised the new Ambassador to Belgium for his contributions to the US military, saying that he had "worked tirelessly to support Great American Patriots" by raising over $1.5 billion. White was also a major donor to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. A more in-depth profile of White can be found here.
Despite Belgium's small size, the ambassadorship post to the country is considered to be a very important one, given the presence of NATO and the EU.
Speaking to The Brussels Times, Ambassador White said: "This is the honour of a lifetime to serve under my great friend of over 35 years President Donald J Trump. He and Mrs Trump have a great affection for their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and had a lovely dinner with them on the evening of the grand opening of Notre Dame in Paris."
He added, "We have found every Belgian we have ever met to be some of the most lovely and wonderful people. We look forward to meeting as many Belgians as we can as we advance President Trump's policy of making America safer, stronger and more prosperous with our great Belgian partners."
White expects to present his credentials to the King on 12 November, he posted on social media. "We are looking forward to working every day with your Prime Minister Bart De Wever and his 'Arizona Coalition' to make our already strong relationship with Belgium and all the GREAT Belgian People even bigger and better than it has ever been before."
Thank you @realDonaldTrump @POTUS & @MELANIATRUMP @FLOTUS for your faith and trust in me and @BryanEureWTW as we depart for Belgium in a few weeks to be your new US Ambassador to Belgium!
Thank you to @LeaderJohnThune and the entire @SenateGOP @SenateForeign for confirming me… https://t.co/M7dOMzzoL2 pic.twitter.com/1YZPXjsOti — Ambassador Bill White (@BillWhiteUSA) October 8, 2025
