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It is with great sadness that the Embassy of Luxembourg shares the news of former Ambassador Adrien Meisch's death just a few weeks after his 90th birthday. Ambassador Meisch has been Luxembourg’s Ambassador to the United States from...

The Embassy of Luxembourg is delighted to announce that on Sunday, May 10 2020, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Guillaume and Crown Princess Stéphanie welcomed their first child. Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume was born at the Maternité Grande...

9 May is Europe Day, celebrating the unity and peace achieved through the European Union. What does it mean to live in the European Union to Luxembourg nationals and residents, a melting pot of more than 170 nationalities and diverse...

Saturday 9 May is Europe Day and marks in 2020 the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. The implications of COVID-19 have postponed in-person activities—but the traditional EU Open House lives on, online! In honor of the...

The popular European Union Short Film Festival, a trip across Europe with 22 short films from 22 countries, is moving online from May 14-21. Now in its seventh year, this free event features a diverse collection of short films...

On March 11, 2020, H.E. Ambassador Gaston Stronck presented his letter of credence to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs asks Luxembourg nationals and residents who are currently staying abroad or studying abroad to urgently check their possibilities to make their way back to Luxembourg. Indeed, the availability of options to come back...

In relation with the current COVID19 situation, the Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington, DC, will remain open, but only on a restricted opening hours schedule. Please call 202-265-4171 ahead of a planned visit to check the opening hours...

The very much anticipated day is finally getting closer. Starting this March 1st, public transport in Luxembourg will be free nationwide. The Grand Duchy will be the first country in the world offering this opportunity to everyone travelling on the...

At the occasion of the 2020 edition of the Washington DC Francophonie Cultural Festival, the Embassy of Luxembourg participates with the screening of a film that is quite atypical in nature. Conceived as a documentary theatrical fiction, Ashcan tells the...

Ambassador Gaston Stronck presented Luxembourg’s space policy and space regulatory framework at a panel entitled « Emerging Issues in Space Governance » organised by the Space Policy Institute of the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. He was...

Last Thursday, the Luxembourg winemaker Domaines Kox presented an impressive selection of its wines at Luxembourg’s Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC. Corinne Kox, representing the family owned "Domaine Laurent & Rita Kox" founded in 1909 in the picturesque...

ECA International, a leader in the provision of knowledge, information and technology, providing global mobility expertise, recently published the new edition of its Global Liveability report, revealing which cities offer the best quality of life for Europeans abroad. ECA's...

On 14 February 2020, François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, attended the presentation of the "World Climate and Security Report" which was officially introduced by General Tom Middendorp at the "Munich Security Conference” the past weekend. The International...

The Rainwater Prize Program is the largest prize program for brain research. Based in Texas, US, it has conferred its inaugural award to the Luxembourg natif Dr. Michel Goedert who is studying the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration at the University...