Cynthia Stroum served as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg

United States Ambassador to Luxembourg

The United States has sent ambassadors to Luxembourg since the beginning of the 20th century.This is a complete list of United States envoys and ambassadors appointed to Luxembourg since 1903:- United States Envoys to Luxembourg:* Stanford Newel 1903-1905...

 from December 7, 2009 to January 31, 2011.

Background and education

Stroum comes from a wealthy, well-known philanthropic Jewish family in Seattle. She received a Bachelors of Arts in Public Relations and Journalism from the University of Southern California, and worked in the TV and film industries. She was a major donor to the Senators Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

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 and Patty Murray

Patty Murray

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 from her home state of Washington, and to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

Service as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg

Inspectors from the State Department Inspector General's office visited the U.S. Embassy in Luxembourg in October and November 2010. According to their report, released two weeks after Stroum announced her resignation, her "confrontational management style, chronic gaps in senior and other staffing caused by curtailments, and the absence of a sense of direction have brought major elements of Embassy Luxembourg to a state of dysfunction." The report also criticized Stroum for spending excessive time supervising the repair of the ambassador's residence and for obtaining an improper reimbursement for the purchase of a mattress. In addition, there were apparently large unwarranted purchases made for wine and liquour according to the Washington Post on February 4, 2011.

External links

• US Embassy in Luxembourg