The Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington, D.C. is the

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of the

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...

to the

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. It is located in an ornate manor at 2200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW on

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. The embassy also serves as Luxembourg's mission to

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and

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. The current ambassador is Nicole Bintner-Bakshian.

Building

The building was originally constructed for

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and former

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Alexander Stewart in 1909. It was designed by

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and built in the French style of Louis XIV. Stewart died in 1912 and his widow lived in the building until her death in 1931. In 1941, her daughter sold it to

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Charlotte of Luxembourg who was then in exile due to the German occupation of her country in the

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. It was bought by the government of

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...

in 1962 and has been home to the embassy ever since. The building was refurbished and renovated in 2003.

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External links

Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington, D.C.
''The Washington Diplomat'' (December 2003)

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Luxembourg–United States relations Luxembourg–Mexico relations Canada–Luxembourg relations

Houses completed in 1909 Baroque Revival architecture {{Luxembourg-struct-stub

Building

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