A keen reader of Delano and Paperjam, US ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett visited the Maison Moderne newsrooms on Wednesday 31 August following an interview with Delano magazine editor-in-chief Natalie Gerhardstein.

“So this is where the magic happens,” Barrett said as he was introduced to the daily news office and Delano and Paperjam online editors-in-chief Duncan Roberts and Nicolas Leonard.

Tom Barrett in the hot desk newsroom with Delano online editor-in-chief Duncan Roberts, magazine editor-in-chief Natalie Gerhardstein and Krislin Aedla. Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

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The ambassador and Krislin Aedla with journalists from the Paperjam team, Benôit Theunissen and Céline Coubray Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

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Tom Barrett talking with Paperjam journalist Thierry Labro Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

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Gerhardstein interviewed the ambassador, who took up his post in February this year, for Delano’s international supplement, which will accompany the October edition of the magazine published on 16 September. In the interview Barrett discusses bilateral business and diplomatic ties between Luxembourg and the United States, as well as transatlantic relations between the US and the EU, the importance of Nato in light of geopolitical tensions and more.

Stay tuned for the issue, which will hit newsstands on 16 September.

Barrett will also be a guest of honour at , when Natalie Gerhardstein will interview on stage key players from US startups who have found success in Luxembourg’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.