On July 3, U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, Robert Sherman, and his wife Kim Sawyer held a ceremony at Embassy Lisbon to celebrate the 239th anniversary of the Independence of the United States. At the end of his speech, Ambassador Sherman made a toast with Madeira wine and highlighted the strong historical and cultural links between Madeira wine and the U.S., thereby replicating the toast made 239 years ago, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
