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 and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Holy See from 1975 to 1979, explains why Luxembourg appointed a Non-Resident Ambassador to the Holy See for the first time and why he was chosen for this position. He also discusses the usefulness of this post in terms of intelligence and diplomatic activity.