Brussels

'Your Majesties, Mr. Prime Minister, and the people of Belgium—on behalf of the American people, we are grateful for your friendship," began Barack Obama in March, speaking before a handful of dignitaries in Brussels. Memorializing World War I, the American President continued: "We stand together as inseparable allies, and I thank you for your wonderful hospitality. I have to admit it is easy to love a country famous for chocolate and beer."

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