The Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg's foremost diplomatic representative in the United States of America, and in charge of Luxembourg's diplomatic mission in the United States.
| Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 2021Nicole Bintner-Bakshian | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Appointer | Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg |
| Formation | 1940 |
| Website | Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington |
In addition, the ambassador serves concurrently as the non-resident ambassador to Canada, non-resident ambassador to Mexico, and permanent observer to the Organization of American States, all of which are ambassadorial positions in their own right.
The embassy is in Washington DC, and was opened by the government in exile in 1940.
List of heads of mission
editAmbassador to the United States
edit- Hughes Le Gallais (1940–1958)
- Georges Heisbourg (1958–1964)
- Maurice Steinmetz (1964–1969)
- Jean Wagner (1969–1974)
- Adrien Meisch (1974–1983)
- Paul Peters (1983–1987)
- André Philippe (1987–1991)
- Alphonse Berns (1991–1998)
- Arlette Conzemius (1998–2005)
- Joseph Weyland (2005–2008)
- Jean-Paul Senninger (2008 -2012) [1]
- Jean-Louis Wolzfeld (2012-2016) [2]
- Sylvie Lucas (2016–2019) [3]
- Gaston Stronck (2019-2021) [4] [5]
- Nicole Bintner-Bakshian (2021-present)[6]
References
edit- ^ "AllGov - Officials". Archived from the original on 6 August 2022.
- ^ "His Excellency Jean-Louis Wolzfeld". 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Appointments and Resignations - Luxembourg's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Sylvie Lucas?". 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022.
- ^ "His Excellency Gaston Stronck". 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Ambassador Gaston Stronck officially accredited to Canada". 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Team". 13 February 2020.