Luxembourg Ambassador Jean-Paul Senninger Talks Diplomacy & Cultural Identity [S5.E67]

Greg interviews the Luxembourgian Ambassador to Thailand,
Jean-Paul Senninger. As a diplomat with a long list of postings
around the world, from his home base at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs to Washington, D.C., Spain, Turkey and finally Bangkok,
where he is the chief diplomat for several Southeast Asian
nations. Jean-Paul talks about the difficulty of juggling
differences of developed countries such as Singapore and Thailand
with struggling countries such as Laos and Myanmar but admits
that being based in Bangkok, with its friendly people and
comfortable climate is a sweet gig. 


Next, the two talk about the history of relations between
Thailand and Luxembourg. Because of Luxembourg's diminutive size,
there have been no problems in the past between the two
countries, but in modern times, the country's position in the
center of Europe and as part of the European Union make it an
ideal trading partner for Thailand. The Ambassador notes that
Luxembourg actually runs the largest cargo shipping company in
the world as well as one of the world's largest satellite
companies, seemingly outperforming what one would expect from
such a small country, which is only marginally bigger than
Bangkok itself. 


Listen in to the rest of the interview as Ambassador
Senninger addresses other issues such as Luxembourg's investment
in green energy and what all countries, regardless of size or
leadership type, should work toward attaining. 


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