Michael M. Adler an American businessman who has served as the

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since 2022.

Education

Adler has a

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from the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...

Joe Biden campaign and administration

Adler met Joe Biden in 1973 when his sister, Karen, worked for Biden's

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office. Adler served as Biden's national finance chair during his 2008 presidential campaign. Adler was a campaign surrogate during the 2020 election.

Ambassador to Belgium

In September 2021, President Biden nominated Adler to be the

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. Hearings on his nomination were held before the

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on December 1, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination on December 15, 2021. On December 18, 2021, his nomination was confirmed in the

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. and presented his credentials on March 15, 2022.

Community involvement

Adler served as chairman of

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where he sits on the Board of Trustees, President of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 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.

References

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