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

Diplomatic Activities

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
01/11/2025

Grand Master meets Grand Imam in Egypt

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap attended the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum, in the presence of the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Egyptian authorities and various heads of state and government. 

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Grand Master news
30/10/2025

Grand Master receives President of Gabon

Today, the Grand Master welcomed President Oligui Nguema and First Lady Zita Oligui Nguema to the Magistral Palace in Rome, recalling the historic bond with the country, based on diplomatic relations dating back to 1963.

Diplomatic Activities
28/10/2025

Burundi, the Grand Chancellor meets the Foreign Minister

Today, the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, met the Foreign Minister of Burundi, Edouard Bizimana, at the Magistral Villa in Rome.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
27/10/2025

Prime Minister Orbán visits Sovereign Military Order of Malta

The Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Fra’ John Dunlap received the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán today at the Magistral Villa on the Aventine.

Diplomatic Activities
16/10/2025

Poland, 35 years of diplomatic relations

To mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Order of Malta and the Republic of Poland, a photographic exhibition presenting the history and activities of the Order in Poland and internationally is being held at the Sejm of the Republic of Poland.

Diplomatic Activities
Latest interventions
10/10/2025

Sovereign Order of Malta welcomes Gaza agreement

The Sovereign Order of Malta welcomes the announcement of an agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Diplomatic Activities
06/10/2025

Director General of United Nations at Geneva visits Sovereign Order of Malta

The official visit of the Director General of the United Nations at Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya, to the Sovereign Order of Malta authorities took place today at the Magistral Palace in Rome.

Diplomatic Activities
04/10/2025

Germany, Minister of State for Europe meets with Grand Hospitaller and Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs 

The Grand Hospitaller Joseph Blotz and the Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs Giampaolo Cantini received Gunther Krichbaum, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office and Member of the Bundestag, on a working visit to the Magistral Palace.

Diplomatic Activities
26/09/2025

Diplomatic Relations: Declaration of Intent Signed between Order of Malta and Vanuatu

On 26 September, the Order of Malta and the Republic of Vanuatu signed a Declaration of Intent in New York preparatory to opening diplomatic relations.