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Belgium too:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/18/belgium-invest...

And of course Joe Popolo in the Netherlands:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/11/displays-black...

(He later doubled down on the decision to erase any mention of the racial segregation black US soldiers were submitted to while serving in the army during WWII.)

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By no means exclusive to the US (e.g. Peter Mandelson).
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We do a mini version of that corruption here in New Zealand too. Owen Glen was a donor who got a diplomatic posting to Monaco.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/politics/key-concerned-murkiness-...

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Definitely exclusive to the US due to the degree to which US presidents have been doing it.
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