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

Diplomatic Activities

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
16/06/2025

Opening of diplomatic relations between Sovereign Military Order of Malta and Principality of Andorra

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Principality of Andorra have decided to establish diplomatic relations as of today, in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
13/06/2025

Credentials presented by Paraguay, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Moldova

The Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap received in audience in the Magistral Palace for the presentation of their Letters of Credence, the new Ambassadors of Paraguay, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Moldova.

Diplomatic Activities
12/06/2025

Grand Hospitaller Joseph D. Blotz visits Cameroon

The Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Joseph D. Blotz, has recently visited Cameroon where he went to several of the humanitarian projects of the Order, present in the country for over half a century.

Diplomatic Activities
23/05/2025

Prime Minister of Bulgaria meets with Grand Chancellor of Sovereign Order of Malta

To stress the importance of a multilateral approach to address global challenges and promote peace, security and human rights. These were the main issues addressed this morning by the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Rossen Jeliazkov, and the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo.

Diplomatic Activities
08/05/2025

Order of Malta deepens cooperation with Poland on Ukraine

The Sovereign Order of Malta and the Republic of Poland have agreed to step up their cooperation on humanitarian and development aid to Ukraine through a Letter of Intent signed today at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw.

Diplomatic Activities
Latest interventions
24/04/2025

The Grand Master visits Order of Malta’s First-Aid Post after paid tribute to Pope Francis

This morning the Grand Master Fra’ John T. Dunlap, accompanied by a delegation of the Sovereign Order of Malta, paid tribute to Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
14/04/2025

Visit of the Grand Master to NATO Headquarters Allied Joint Forces Command Naples

Il Gran Maestro Fra' John Dunlap ha visitato oggi il Quartier Generale del Comando Interforze Alleato di Napoli (JFC Naples), dove ha incontrato l'Ammiraglio Suart B. Munsch, Comandante del JFC e il Generale Rodolfo Sganga, Capo di Stato Maggiore del JFCP.

Diplomatic Activities
10/04/2025

Rebuilding Lebanon, preserving its diversity

Shining a spotlight on Lebanon, one of the most fragile and symbolic countries in the Middle East, to support its recovery. This is the objective of Rebuilding Lebanon, preserving its diversity, a workshop organized by the Order of Malta and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Holy See and the Order of Malta.

Diplomatic Activities
Grand Master news
27/03/2025

President of Poland on official visit to Grand Master of Order of Malta

The perspectives for a solution of the conflict in Ukraine were the focus of the first official visit of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Fra' John Dunlap.