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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Belgium to Attend the World War I Centennial Commemoration

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to the Kingdom of Belgium to attend the World War I Centennial Commemoration in Liege on August 4, 2014.

The Honorable John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable Denise Campbell Bauer, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, U.S. Department of State

General Philip M. Breedlove, Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe

Major General Alfred A. Valenzuela, USA (Ret), Member, World War I Centennial Commission