Speeches
Ambassador Gutman Speeches
Read Ambassador Gutman's latest speeches and op-eds:
- “Could There Be A Day That Better Represents America?” “Could This Be That Dream?” Ambassador Howard Gutman at the Avant-Premiere of the Lincoln movie at UGC De Brouckere, January 22, 2013.
- “Looking Towards Tomorrow . . . Together” Vlerick Business School Ambassador Howard Gutman December 19, 2012
- “Perhaps, Just Maybe, It May Be Time To Cook Frogs Our Way”, Ambassador Howard Gutman, Tuesday Evening Group, December 11, 2012
- Meeting With the Staff and Families of the U.S. Missions to the EU and NATO, and U.S. Embassy Brussels; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Embassy Brussels, Chief of Mission Residence; Brussels, Belgium, December 4, 2012.
- "Dream Builders" Ambassador Howard Gutman, Marine Corps Ball, November 10, 2012.
- "Just As Proud, But Not Nearly As Happy." Election Night 2012, Ambassador Howard Gutman, Town Hall, Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium, November 7, 2012.
- Welcome to Election Night. Ambassador Howard Gutman Inaugural Remarks Bulletin & American Club of Brussels Election Night Event, November 6, 2012.
- "Eat, Drink and Be Merry." Election Night 2012, Ambassador Howard Gutman, The Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
November 6, 2012. - “We May Cook Frogs Differently But Together We Can Change the World and We Should Never Go Back to Yesterday” Ambassador Howard Gutman, University Foundation/VIRA Luncheon, October 23, 2012.
- “U.S.-European Relations: A View from Belgium” Ambassador Howard Gutman, Columbia University Parents’ Visiting Weekend, October 19, 2012.
- Never Go Back to Yesterday. Ambassador Howard Gutman, Keynote Speech at the Leaders Meeting in Paris, October 6, 2012.
- Ambassador Howard Gutman spoke at the Official Opening of Janssen’s European Distribution Center, October 3, 2012.
- Ambassador Howard Gutman remarks at MIT/Agoria Conference on Manufacturing, October 3, 2012.
- “Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going.” Speech by Ambassador Howard Gutman at the opening of Center for Creative Leadership EMEA Campus, October 2, 2012.
- “To Those Who Built and Carry the American Dream” Speech Before the 2012 Air Force/Navy Joint Military Ball by Ambassador Howard Gutman, SHAPE, Mons Belgium, September 28, 2012.
- My Classmate, My Friend: International Education in a Sometimes Difficult World. Ambassador Howard Gutman's speech at the 25th Anniversary of Vesalius College, September 15, 2012.
- “Never Go Back to Yesterday” Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at Annual Amcham Belgium Gala, September 10, 2012.
- Understanding July 4th at the U.S. Independence Day reception on July 4, 2012.
- Speech of Ambassador Howard Gutman at 60th Anniversary of SCK-CEN, Mol, Belgium, June 28, 2012.
- Ambassador Gutman spoke at the retirement party of Maggie Nicholson from the Fulbright Commission on June 16, 2012.
- Ambassador Howard Gutman spoke at the Marine Appreciation Luncheon organized on June 4, 2012.
- "Why Are We Here?" Memorial Day Commemoration speech of Ambassador Howard Gutman, Ardennes American Cemetery, May 2012.
- Investing in the United States: What Has Taken You So Long: SelectUSA Promotional Seminar. On May 24, 2012, Ambassador Howard Gutman spoke at this seminar designed for Belgian entrepreneurs interested in investing in the United States.
- The Partnership Tour: Completing Walloon Brabant. Ambassador Howard Gutman, Castle La Hulpe, May 22, 2012.
- “Summit of Cultures” On May 9. 2012, Ambassador Gutman spoke at this event in Molenbeek.
- Red Star: A Voyage to Hope. Ambassador Gutman speech at the Red Star Museum on April 28, 2012.
- The Lessons of Mortsel. On April 1, 2012 Ambassador spoke at the commemoration of the Mortsel bombing.
- The World We Need to Create. On March 29, 2012 Ambassador Gutman gave a speech to ca. 300 members of Actueel Denken en Leven in Gent.
- Thinking About Anti-Semitism in Europe “Conference on Fighting Anti-Semitism in Europe: What is Next? Speech by Ambassador Howard Gutman on November 30, 201.
- “Some Day . . . The Last Birthday,” Remarks of Ambassador Howard Gutman at the Marine Corps Ball, November 19, 2011.
- Thanksgiving Video Message. Ambassador Gutman's shares a Thanksgiving video message with the people of Belgium. November 2011.
- Belgian-American Lessons for the XXIst Century. Ambassador Gutman speech at the KUleuven, Nov. 7, 2011.
- UMons. Ambassador Gutman speech at the University of Mons, Oct. 26, 2011.
- The Road Ahead is on Your Shoulders, Ambassador Gutman speech at AmCham Young Professionals Reception, October 18, 2011
- If Barack Obama Were a Football Club, Perhaps He Would Be Standard de Liège. Ambassador Gutman speech at Rond Central, Liège, October 14, 2011. Texte français.
- Belgium and the United States: Two Democracy Glasses Half Full. AmCham Annual Gala Dinner, September 10, 2011.
- Today there are no Tears. Commemoration event September 11, 2011, Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels
- Iftar - Bringing us together: On August 25, 2011, Ambassador Gutman hosted his third Iftar dinner at his Residence and welcomed around 100 guests from all over Belgium. Watch the picture gallery.
- Understanding July 4th. U.S. Embassy Brussels, July 4, 2011.
- If Belgium Were a Sports Team, It Would be the Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park, June 29, 2011.
- Was I Just Saying That? OR We Cook Frogs the Same Way. Belgian Trade Mission, June 27, 2011.
- Contemporary Responses to the Holocaust -- University of Antwerp, June 15, 2011.
- Mission of a Partnership: The Belgium Trade Mission Send-Off --Ambassador's Residence, May 26, 2011.
- Never to Forget -- Memorial Day 2011
- Understanding Our Future -- Remarks at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels, May 25, 2011.
- If Obama were a Country, He would be Belgium: Speech to the European Petrochemical Luncheon, March 3, 2011.
- Honoring Military Partnership: Holiday reception hosted at the Ambassador's residence, December 14, 2010. Picture Gallery
- Fostering the Partnership: The Next 90 Years: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the University of Gent, December 10, 2010. Picture Gallery
- Fostering the Partnership: The Next 90 Years: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the Belgian American Educational Foundation 90th Anniversary Gala Alumni Dinner, November 19, 2010.
- The Real Marines: Remarks of Ambassador Howard Gutman at the Marine Corps Ball, November 6, 2010.
- The Politics and Economics of Our Climate Future: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the Best Green Practices Lunch on September 29, 2010.
- Ambassador Gutman delivered a speech at the VKW Kempen on September 23, 2010.
- The Calm of Progress and the Foolishness of Common Wisdoms: Ambassador Gutman speech at Amcham on September 16, 2010.
- Fostering Our Partnership: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the Royal High Institute of Defence on September 15, 2010. Watch the Picture Gallery of this event.
- September 11, 2010 Memorial Speech: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the United States Army Garrision.
- If Barack Obama Were A Country, He’d Be Belgium: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the Jaycee Annual Convention in Genk on September 10, 2010.
- Iftar Remarks: On Sep. 2, 2010, Ambassador Gutman hosted his second Iftar dinner at his Residence and welcomed around 80 guests from all over Belgium. Nederlandse tekst | Texte français. Watch the Picture Gallery of this event. Column published in Al-Madina on September 6, 2010, by Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Belgium, guest at the Iftar. (PDF 728.5KB)
- Belgium and the U.S: A Partnership That Respects Rights and Preserves Security, Sint Truiden Police Academy, June 23, 2010.
- The Future Together: Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the Cercle de Lorraine on June 14, 2010.
- Where the Road Leads You, Brussels American School Commencement Speech, June 11, 2010.
- Memorial Day Ceremony at the Neuville-en-Condroz U.S. Military cemetary, May 29, 2010. Watch the Picture Gallery
- Building Our Future Together Serge Cruz High School, Molenbeek, Belgium, May 25, 2010. On Tuesday, May 25, Ambassador Gutman visited the Athénée Royal Serge Creuz in Molenbeek-St.-Jean to participate in the school’s "One Star, One Destiny" project. The project invites well-known personalities from entertainment, politics, sports, science, business and the arts to spend a couple of hours with students, talking about their life and career experience, with the ultimate aim of encouraging the youngsters to pursue higher education. Warmly welcomed by students singing the U.S. national anthem, the Ambassador engaged with a number of them, telling his own life story, encouraging them to be active citizens, and stressing the fact that they have a unique opportunity to make a difference and to build a better future for themselves, and the generations ahead. Watch the videos: Serge Creuz Welcomes U.S. ambassador Howard Gutman | Serge Creuz classroom discussion with Ambassador Gutman | Watch the picture gallery
- Introduction of Vice-President Joe Biden at the Embassy Meet and Greet, May 7, 2010.
- On April 5, We Grieve Together. On April 5, Our Partnership Melds into One, Mortsel, April 5, 2010. Nederlandse tekst.
- Where To Tomorrow? Ambassador Howard Gutman speech at the Business Forecast Dinner on February 25, 2010.
- The Most Important Country ..., Brussels, Cercle Gaulois, Feb. 11, 2010. Texte français
- President Obama, the Jewish Community and the Mid-East: Forging a Greater Understanding, Brussels, Dec. 1, 2009
- The Future Runs through Leuven, Leuven, Nov. 13, 2009.
- The Voices and Hands of Mechelen, Mechelen, Oct. 19, 2009.
- A funny thing happened on my way to becoming the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy, Brussels, American Chamber of Commerce, October 5, 2009
- History Remembers Father Damien, Tremelo, Oct 4, 2009.
- But Will They Applaud the U.S. in Charleroi? And Will Their Children? Ambassador Gutman delivered his first major official address in Belgium at the Université du Travail in Charleroi, Sep. 30, 2009. Texte français | Nederlandse tekst
- "Changing Climate Change before It Changes Us" - Op-ed appeared in Belgian newspapers De Tijd and l'Echo, Sep 18, 2009. Texte français | Nederlandse tekst
- Iftar Dinner Speech - Iftar hosted at the Ambassador's residence, Sep. 14, 2009 - Picture gallery of this event.
- September 11 Memorial Speech - Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Sep. 11, 2009 - Picture gallery of the ceremony.
- Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, July 16, 2009 - Watch the video
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