The United States ambassador to Luxembourg oversees the U.S. Embassy in that country. They supervise the embassy staff in the conduct of diplomatic relations with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and coordination of the activities of U.S. Government personnel serving in Luxembourg as well as official visitors. Under the ambassador's direction, the embassy staff provides consular services, including visas for visitors to the United States and passports for United States citizens in Luxembourg.U.S. Department of State, Embassy of the United States to Luxembourg, Embassy Information, accessed July 10, 2013

The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Luxembourg since 1903.Congressional Printing Office, Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Luxembourg: Establishment of Diplomatic Relations With Luxembourg, 1904, page 643

From 1903 to 1923 the ambassador to the Netherlands served concurrently as ambassador to Luxembourg.U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Luxembourg, accessed July 10, 2013

From 1923 until World War II the ambassador to Belgium also served as ambassador to Luxembourg.St. Petersburg Times, Who's Who in the Day's News? William Phillips, March 4, 1924

During World War II the United States maintained diplomatic relations with the Luxembourg government in exile.New York Times, Churchill Sends Greetings, May 11, 1941Associated Press, Gettysburg Times, Winant is Nominated U.S. Ambassador to England, February 5, 1941

After World War II, the United States returned to appointing the ambassador to Belgium concurrently as the ambassador to Luxembourg.Associated Press, Lawrence Journal-World, Names U.S. Envoys to Three Nations, September 20, 1944

Since 1956 the United States ambassador to Luxembourg has been appointed separately from the ambassador to the Netherlands.New York Times, Wiley T. Buchanan Jr.; Former Protocol Chief, February 18, 1986

This is a complete list of United States envoys and ambassadors appointed to Luxembourg since 1903:

United States ambassadors to The Netherlands and Luxembourg Stanford Newel 1903–1905 David Jayne Hill 1905–1908Also appointed to the Netherlands and resident at The Hague. Arthur M. Beaupre 1908–1911 Lloyd Bryce 1911–1913 Henry van Dyke 1913–1917 John W. Garrett 1917–1919 William Phillips 1920–1922 Henry P. Fletcher 1923–1924 William Phillips 1924–1927

United States ambassadors to Luxembourg government in exile Jay Pierrepont Moffat 1941–1943Appointed to the Government of Luxembourg exiled and established in Canada, and was also accredited to Canada; resided at Ottawa. Ray Atherton 1943 Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. 1943Appointed, but did not serve.Appointed to the Government of Luxembourg exiled and established in London, United Kingdom. Rudolf E. Schoenfeld 1944Was chargé d'affaires until superseded.

United States ambassadors to Belgium and Luxembourg Charles W. Sawyer 1944–1945Also appointed to Belgium and resident at Brussels. Alan G. Kirk 1946–1949

United States ambassadors to Luxembourg Perle Mesta 1949–1953 Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. 1953–1956 Vinton Chapin 1957–1960 A. Burks Summers 1960–1961 James Wine 1961–1962 William R. Rivkin 1962–1965 Patricia Roberts Harris 1965–1967 George J. Feldman 1967–1969 Kingdon Gould Jr. 1969–1972 Ruth Lewis Farkas 1973–1976 Rosemary L. Ginn 1976–1977 James G. Lowenstein 1977–1981 John E. Dolibois 1981–1985 Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard 1985–1990 Frederick Morris Bush Edward Morgan Rowell 1990–1994 Clay Constantinou 1994–1999 James Hormel 1999–2001 Gerald Loftus 2001–2002 Peter Terpeluk Jr. 2002–2005 Ann Wagner 2005–2009 Cynthia Stroum 2009–2011 Robert A. Mandell 2011–2015 David McKean 2016–2017 Randy Evans 2018–2021 Tom Barrett 2022–2025 Stacey Feinberg 2025–present

See also Embassy of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C. Luxembourg – United States relations Foreign relations of Luxembourg Ambassadors of the United States

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References

United States Department of State: Background notes on Luxembourg

External links United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Luxembourg United States Department of State: Luxembourg United States Embassy in Luxembourg