Upon swearing her in, President Truman (oh Presidents did that theselves!?) said: "Congratulations, Madam Ambassador. When do you leave us?"
"Tomorrow morning!"
"And when do you arrive at your new post?"
'I don't know! Hey Boss, where the heck is Luxembourg?"
The real story seems to have been that she eventually landed in Paris and her chauffeur drove her to the wrong place: looking for Luxembourg in the Belgian Province of Luxembourg.
Today a GPS might help, but careful. The margin of error is small and you could miss the target.
I am generally and personally most intrigued by the following quote (link below):
"The present ambassador to Luxembourg spoke first and told us it is home to the second largest investment fund in the world, behind only the United States, and that it has strategic and financial importance in the world because it is the home of the United States’ and the EU’s money-laundering protections and operations."
I guess that's the Charge d'Affaires who was talking in approximations. The post is vacant. But the quote sounds quite funny to the people in the know. There you have it, the key word(s): money laundering. Our operations are well protected. What a smart move to do it also for the US. But there I'm tooting our horn. Precedence now for the shofar.
Congratulations, Mr. Ambassador.
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