The Three Antechambers of the American Embassy in France

The U.S. government bartered the Hôtel de Pontalba—the former Rothschild residence at 41 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré—for $25,000,000 in War Surplus after World War II, and it now serves as the U.S. Ambassador's Residence.

It has three^ Antechambers:

The Marshall Antechamber is named after General George C. Marshall, the architect of the Marshall Plan, who in 1947 proposed U.S. aid for Europe's post-WWII recovery. Originally decorated in the 18th century with Beauvais tapestries and a decorative wood stove featuring Apollo and Ceres figures, it was transformed in the 19th century during Rothschild ownership with new marble, a gilded pier glass mirror, a Turquin blue marble mantelpiece, and a Point de Hongrie parquet floor. Henry E. Catto commissioned a portrait of Marshall in the 1990s.

The Harriman Antechamber honors Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, who led the Marshall Plan administration in the building from 1948-1950. Its original décor was similar to the Marshall Antechamber, but in the 19th century, Rothschild modifications included prestigious artworks like Vermeer’s “The Astronomer,” four carved bas-relief wood panels by Jean-Baptiste Feuillet and Joseph Métivier inspired by Ledoux, new fabric wall coverings, a marble mantelpiece inspired by François-Joseph Bélanger, and a Point de Versailles parquet floor. The chamber now features rich crimson fabric woven by Tassinari & Chatel and decorative plaster overdoors representing vases and children.

The Marshall Plan Antechamber reflects the European Recovery Program's influence. Initially a simple dining room with a small pantry during the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was later lavishly redecorated by Rothschilds in the 19th century with fabric and gilded ornaments, replacing the original fireplace with a marble mantel, and adding a Pier Glass mirror and overdoors representing the four seasons. The original use as a dining space was replaced by the Rothschilds’ main dining rooms, built between 1868-1871.

Very often people perceive the USA as a Christian nation, but there's nothing Christian here at all. It's interesting that the Marshall Plan, the renamed version of the Morgenthau Plan Antechamber, a plan to eliminate Germany and turn Europe into a re-educated banking colony, was built on Rothschild's old dining room. Notice the black and blue or white and gold.