 Despite these allegations, Gutman served his full term, including representing the United States at the invocation of the new Belgian King on July 21, 2013.On June 21, 2013, the White House announced Denise Bauer as the new nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Belgium.After his completion of service, when he was free to talk, Gutman appeared on a popular Belgian talk show, , and addressed the allegations - calling them "nonsense" - towards the end of his ambassadorship and explained his recollection of the events in question.