Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel Becomes U.S. Citizen at Iowa Cubs Game

Greg Abel, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's designated successor, 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. The ceremony marked a personal milestone for one of American business's most prominent executives.

Abel, 62, was born in Edmonton, Canada, and has lived in Iowa for many years. He was among roughly two dozen new citizens from 16 different countries who took part in the event, which the Iowa Cubs host annually as a way of celebrating the immigrant experience through the lens of America's pastime.

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The naturalization ceremony at a minor league ballpark reflects a tradition that civic organizations and sports teams across the country have embraced to make the citizenship process more memorable and community-centered. For Abel, whose elevation to Berkshire's top job places him among the most closely watched executives in global finance, the moment carries added symbolic weight given his decades building a career in the United States.

Abel was formally named Berkshire Hathaway's CEO successor by Warren Buffett, and his citizenship status had been a point of quiet public curiosity given his Canadian origins and long-standing Iowa residency. Thursday's ceremony closes that chapter as he steps ever more firmly into the role of leading one of the world's most valuable companies.

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