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00:03Berkshire Hathaway's CEO
00:04Greg Abel became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony hosted by the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines,
00:10according to CNBC.
00:12Abel, who was born in Edmonton, Canada, joined about two dozen people from 16 countries at the
00:17event before the minor league baseball team's game against the Buffalo Bisons.
00:21Warren Buffett said last month that becoming an American citizen
00:24meant something to the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
00:28Abel also threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
00:31The ceremony marked the Iowa Cubs' 18th annual naturalization event,
00:35with 533 new citizens sworn in.
00:39Abel is a billionaire leading a $1 trillion company,
00:42but he keeps a low public profile and was not identified as Berkshire's CEO at the event.
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