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The United States Ambassador to Luxembourg oversees the U.S. Embassy in that country. He or she supervises 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, 1941〕〔Associated 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 J. Hill 1905-1908〔Also 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〔 * Richard M. Tobin 1923〔Appointed, but did not serve.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States Ambassador to Luxembourg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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