Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

Diplomatic Activities

Diplomatic Activities
21/11/2024

Collaboration and Strategy: Order of Malta updates its commitment in Africa

The Sovereign Order of Malta’s ambassadors accredited to countries where Ordre de Malte France - the Order’s humanitarian aid agency in France – is present, met in Paris on 19 and 20 November 2024.

Diplomatic Activities
20/11/2024

Grand Chancellor Visits UNESCO in Paris

The Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, was received yesterday in Paris by Xing Qu, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, the United Nations specialized agency for education, arts, sciences and culture.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
08/11/2024

Governor-General of Australia Receives Grand Master

The Grand Master, Fra' John Dunlap, accompanied by the Grand Chancellor, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, was received by the Governor-General of Australia, the Honourable Samantha Joy Mostyn AC.

Diplomatic Activities
28/10/2024

Sovereign Order of Malta announces the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Burundi

The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi to the African Union, Ambassador Willy Nyamitwe, and Ambassador Michael Murphy, the Permanent Representative of the Order of Malta to the African Union, signed a  protocol of agreement in Addis Ababa for the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Diplomatic Activities
21/10/2024

The Sovereign Order of Malta hosts conference on humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

Today the Magistral Villa – one of the Sovereign Order of Malta’s government seats – hosted a significant event organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine to the Order of Malta.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
18/10/2024

Grand Master received by President of Greece

The Grand Master, Fra’ John Dunlap, is in Greece on an Official Visit. He was received today by the President of the Hellenic Republic Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou.

Diplomatic Activities
15/10/2024

Grand Chancellor receives King of Lesotho

The Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Order of Malta received on 15th October King Letsie III of Lesotho at the Magistral Palace, seat of the Order’s government.

Diplomatic Activities
11/10/2024

Minister of Health of the Republic of Brazil pays visit to the Order of Malta

On 8 October the Minister of Health of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Nisia Veronica Trindade Lima, paid a courtesy visit at the Grand Magistry.

Diplomatic Activities
09/10/2024

The Order of Malta and the United Kingdom establish official relations and strengthen bilateral cooperation with the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office have formalized an important partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).