In 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.

In 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.

In 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.

In 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.

In 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.