{"id":12993,"date":"2021-06-30T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/?post_type=news&p=12993"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:02:39","slug":"webinar-the-emergence-of-the-new-luxembourgish-diplomacy-challenges-strategies-key-figures","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/news\/webinar-the-emergence-of-the-new-luxembourgish-diplomacy-challenges-strategies-key-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar – The emergence of the new Luxembourgish diplomacy \u2013 challenges, strategies, key figures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the new landscape of international relations forged by the Second World War, Luxembourg confirmed its position as a leading player in multilateralism, a founder member of most of the major international institutions \u2013 the United Nations (1945), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (1949) and the Council of Europe (1949) \u2013 and a founder member of the European integration process, starting with the European Coal and Steel Community (1951), whose first institutions were based in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg\u2019s membership of Atlantic and European alliances was accompanied by a new foreign policy pursued by celebrated Foreign Minister Joseph Bech (1887-1975). When the country was liberated at the end of World War Two, Bech placed particular emphasis on the institutional organisation of the Foreign Ministry, the professionalisation of national diplomacy and the formation of a highly competent diplomatic corps to represent the country on the global stage, promote its values and defend its interests through bilateral and multilateral cooperation. For example, in 1947, following the negotiations led by Hugues Le Gallais (1896-1964), Luxembourg Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, and Pierre Werner (1913-2002), attach\u00e9 in the Ministry of Finance, the Luxembourg Government secured a loan of $12.7 million from the recently established International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to rebuild the country \u2013 a remarkable achievement at that time. To this day, Luxembourg\u2019s diplomacy \u2013 characterised by long-term strategies, an outstanding diplomatic corps and expertise in mediation \u2013 is still one of the country\u2019s major assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keen to delve into the institutional history of the Foreign Ministry, as revealed by archives and key stakeholders, and to explore events and key figures that highlight Luxembourg\u2019s unique role in international relations, as seen through the eyes of experts,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Europe Direct Information Centre at the University of Luxembourg (EDIC)<\/strong> and its partners \u2013 the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs<\/strong>, the Luxembourg National Archives<\/strong> and the Luxembourg Cercle Diplomatique<\/strong> \u2013 are pleased to invite you to the webinar \u201cThe emergence of the new Luxembourgish diplomacy \u2013 <\/strong>challenges, strategies, key figures\u201d <\/strong>on 30 June 2021 from 14:00 to 16:00 (via Webex).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference will be in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions may also be asked in English, Luxembourgish and German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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