Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Becomes U.S. Citizen at Iowa Cubs Game
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel was sworn in as a U.S. citizen Thursday at an Iowa Cubs naturalization ceremony in Des Moines.
Greg Abel, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, was officially sworn in as a United States citizen Thursday evening during a naturalization ceremony held at an Iowa Cubs baseball game in Des Moines. Abel, who was born in Edmonton, Canada, in 1962, completed the process alongside roughly two dozen other new citizens representing 16 countries from around the world.
The ceremony was part of an annual naturalization event hosted by the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Abel has long called Iowa home, making the setting a fitting backdrop for formalizing his American citizenship after decades living in the state.
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Abel's naturalization comes at a high-profile moment in his career. He was handpicked by legendary investor Warren Buffett to eventually lead Berkshire Hathaway, one of the world's most closely watched conglomerates, and the swearing-in marks a personal milestone for an executive who now helms an iconic American enterprise as a full citizen of the country.
The fact that Abel joined more than two dozen people from 16 nations underscores the diversity of pathways into American citizenship — from corporate boardrooms to everyday working families — all sharing the same civic moment under the lights of a minor league ballpark. It is the kind of community-centered ceremony that has become a tradition at sporting events across the country.
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