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Ambassador to Washington for the United States, Mexico and Canada (1974–1983)
Interview with Adrien Meisch (Sanem, 2 March 2009) — Excerpt: Encounters with Kissinger and Dobrynin
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Adrien Meisch, Luxembourg Ambassador to Washington from 1974 to 1983, describes how, after arriving in the US capital, he had meetings with Henry Kissinger, US Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977, and Anatoly Dobrynin, Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) to Washington from 1962 to 1986.
Interview with Adrien Meisch (Sanem, 2 March 2009) — Excerpt: The resources and activities of the Luxembourg Embassy in Washington from 1974 to 1983
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Adrien Meisch, Luxembourg Ambassador to Washington with accreditation to Canada and Mexico from 1974 to 1983, describes the material and human resources of the Embassy during this period. He also discusses the consular network that he established in the USA. Finally, he mentions his close relationship with Henry J. Leir, a US businessman and philanthropist who, fleeing Nazism, lived in Luxembourg before emigrating to the United States.
Interview with Adrien Meisch (Sanem, 2 March 2009) — Excerpt: The origins of the Luxembourg civil ensign
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Adrien Meisch, Luxembourg Ambassador to Washington with accreditation to Canada and Mexico from 1974 to 1983, looks back at the origins of the idea to create a Luxembourg civil ensign.
Interview with Adrien Meisch (Sanem, 2 March 2009) — Excerpt: Pierre Werner and the establishment of the Société Européennes des Satellites (SES)
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Adrien Meisch, Luxembourg Ambassador to Washington with accreditation to Canada and Mexico from 1974 to 1983, explains how, following the decision taken at the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) in Geneva in January 1977 to assign each European country five channels for direct broadcast by satellite, preparations got under way for the launching of a Luxembourg satellite. He particularly mentions the role that Pierre Werner, Minister of State and President of the Luxembourg Government from 1959 to 1974 and from 1979 to 1984, played in this plan, which led to the establishment of the Société Européennes des Satellites (SES) in 1985. Finally, Adrien Meisch emphasises the considerable national and international opposition to the plan at the time.
Interview with Adrien Meisch (Sanem, 2 March 2009) — Excerpt: Colette Flesch and the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry
VideoIn this interview excerpt, Adrien Meisch, Luxembourg Ambassador to Washington with accreditation to Canada and Mexico from 1974 to 1983, shares his memories of Colette Flesch, Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Cooperation, Minister for the Economy and Small Businesses and Minister for Justice from 1980 to 1984 and Director-General at the European Commission from 1990 to 1999.