An ambassador is an official envoy,especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also used informally for people who are known,without national appointment,to represent certain professions,activities,and fields of endeavor,such as sales.
The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM),officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem,of Rhodes and of Malta,and commonly known as the Order of Malta or the Knights of Malta,is a Catholic lay religious order,traditionally of a military,chivalric,and noble nature. Though it possesses no territory,the order is often considered a sovereign entity under international law.
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
The Knights of Justice or Professed Knights,form the first of the three classes of members of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta together with the professed conventual chaplains. They make vows of poverty,chastity,and obedience. According to the Order's Code,"they are religious in all respects and they comply with the universal and particular norms that concern them."
Fra' Angelo de Mojana di Cologna was an Italian nobleman,Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1962 to 1988 who was born in Milan and died in Rome.
Kazys Lozoraitis was a prominent Lithuanian diplomat and cultural activist. He was the first ambassador of Lithuania to the Holy See and to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
The Holy See has long been recognised as a subject of international law and as an active participant in international relations. It is distinct from the city-state of the Vatican City,over which the Holy See has "full ownership,exclusive dominion,and sovereign authority and jurisdiction".
Jean Charles or Giancarlo Pallavicini was a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta,serving as its Lieutenant during 1988 in the interim between the Grand Masterships of Angelo de Mojana di Cologna and Andrew Bertie.
Azelio Giuseppe Maria Manzetti de Fort was an Italian priest who was served as the Chief Chaplain of the Military Corps of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta,as well as Chief Chaplain Grand Cross ad honorem of the Grand Priory of Rome.
The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Holy See is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China accredited to the Holy See,one of its few de jure embassies in the world,and the only one remaining in Europe. It also has responsibility for relations with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Alfredo Bastianelli is an Italian diplomat,Chancellor of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre,and Papal Gentleman. He is married and has three children.
The Military Corps of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta,is a voluntary auxiliary body of the Italian Army for health and humanitarian assistance.
The Association of Italian Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta brings together the Knights and Ladies of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta of Italian nationality. It was founded in 1877 in Rome,it is currently based at the Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi in the Piazza del Grillo,Rome.
Emmanuel-Frédéric-Gérard Rousseau is a French archivist.
The Embassy of the Philippines to the Holy See is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Holy See,the central government of Vatican City and the Roman Catholic Church. Opened in 1957,it is located along Via Paolo VI in the rione of Borgo,part of Municipio I in central Rome along the border between Italy and Vatican City,and across from St. Peter's Square.
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