The Belgian embassy in the United States celebrated the centenary of Herbert Hoover's Commission for Relief in Belgium this October. Featuring a number of distinguished panelists and guests, including Margaret Hoover and the historian George Nash, this event honored Hoover's incredible contribution to World War I relief.

From left: Herbert Hoover biographer George Nash, Belgian American Educational Foundation president Emile Boulpaep, Margaret Hoover, and Nancy Heingartner

Program

• Welcome by Ambassador Johan Verbeke
• Screening of the movie Remembering Herbert Hoover and the Commission for Relief in Belgium
• Panel discussion with Margaret Hoover, great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover, George Nash, historian and biographer of Herbert Hoover, Emile Boulpaep, president of the Belgian American Educational Foundation, and Nancy Heingartner, great-granddaughter of Alexander Heingartner, US consul general in Liège during World War I
• Exhibit of materials from the Commission for Relief in Belgium Records