In this interview excerpt, Édouard Molitor, Director in the ‘Protocol, Disputes, Chancellery and Administrative Affairs’ Directorate of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1973 to 1978, describes the responsibilities of this directorate and how its tasks developed over time.

In this interview excerpt, Édouard Molitor, Director in the ‘Protocol, Disputes, Chancellery and Administrative Affairs’ Directorate of the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry from 1973 to 1978, explains how the Foreign Ministry was able to secure an increase in its budget in the mid-1970s. He also discusses the improvements that were made to the status of Luxembourg diplomats at that time.