The Belizean Grove is an elite, invitation-only American

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 women's social club, located at 17 East 89th Street in New York City

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. Founded in 1999 by Susan Stautberg, a former Westinghouse Broadcasting

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 executive, the Belizean Grove includes approximately 115 to 125 influential members from the military, financial, and diplomatic sectors. It is the female equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club

Bohemian Club

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, whose annual meetings are held at the Bohemian Grove

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 in California

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. The Belizean Grove meets annually in Belize

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 or similar Central America

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n locations. They also meet in New York and other U.S. cities, for activities they describe as "a balance of fun, substantive programs and bonding".

Notable members of the Belizean Grove include former General Services Administration

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 Administrator Lurita Doan

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 and U.S. Army

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 General

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 Ann E. Dunwoody

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. High-level executives from Goldman Sachs

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, Victoria's Secret

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, and Harley-Davidson

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 also belong to the Grove, as do some ambassadors. Supreme Court

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 justice Sonia Sotomayor

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 was a member of the Grove until June 19, 2009, when she resigned after Republican

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 senators

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voiced concerns over the group's women-only membership policy.