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 lan ...

to the

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

Embassy Row Embassy Row is the informal name for a section of Northwest Washington, D.C. with a high concentration of embassies, diplomatic missions, and diplomatic residences. It spans Massachusetts Avenue N.W. between 18th and 35th street, bounded by ...

. 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 Charlotte (Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964. She acceded to the throne on 14 January 1919 foll ...

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 lan ...

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

References

External links

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

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

Building

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