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“You Mean the Tiger of Belgium?”: US Secret Service Gives Defense Minister Theo Francken His Own Code Name

Summary by Het Laatste Nieuws
In Belgium, he is known as Minister of Defence Theo Francken (N-VA), but in the United States, they apparently call him “Tiger Theo”. Francken received that nickname from the American Secret Service, revealed the American ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, on ‘De afspraak op vrijdag’.

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‘We Must Also Be Able to Have Fun’: Ambassador Bill White on Remarkable Nickname for Defence Minister Theo Francken

·Antwerp, Belgium
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“You Mean the Tiger of Belgium?”: US Secret Service Gives Defense Minister Theo Francken His Own Code Name

In Belgium, he is known as Minister of Defence Theo Francken (N-VA), but in the United States, they apparently call him “Tiger Theo”. Francken received that nickname from the American Secret Service, revealed the American ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, on ‘De afspraak op vrijdag’.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Het Laatste Nieuws broke the news in Kobbegem, Belgium on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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