Sixteen ambassadors and high commissioners-designate on Thursday presented copies of their letters of credence to Vincent Biruta , Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Kigali, marking the start of their diplomatic missions to the country. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, where the envoys formally submitted the documents that notify the host government of their appointment before they later present full credentials to Paul Kagame , President of Rwanda . Most of the newly appointed diplomats will represent their countries
Sixteen ambassadors and high commissioners-designate on Thursday presented copies of their letters of credence to Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Kigali, marking the start of their diplomatic missions to the country.
The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, where the envoys formally submitted the documents that notify the host government of their appointment before they later present full credentials to Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda.
Most of the newly appointed diplomats will represent their countries in Rwanda while residing in regional diplomatic hubs such as Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, and Kampala. Only the ambassador-designate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be resident in Kigali.
The envoys who presented copies of their letters of credence include:
Mr. Mokiemo Jean Félix, Ambassador-designate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (resident in Kigali)
Mr. Mokiemo Jean Félix, Ambassador-designate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Peter Kakowou Lavahun, High Commissioner-designate of Sierra Leone (resident in Nairobi)
Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Peter Kakowou Lavahun, High Commissioner-designate of Sierra Leone
Mr. Barlybay Sadykov, Ambassador-designate of Kazakhstan (resident in Nairobi)
Mr. Barlybay Sadykov, Ambassador-designate of Kazakhstan
Ms. Ntsiuoa Castalia Sekete, High Commissioner-designate of Lesotho (resident in Addis Ababa)
Ms. Ntsiuoa Castalia Sekete, High Commissioner-designate of Lesotho
Ms. Salimatata E. T. Touray, High Commissioner-designate of The Gambia (resident in Addis Ababa)
Ms. Salimatata E. T. Touray, High Commissioner-designate of The Gambia
Mr. Gia Matcharadze, Ambassador-designate of Georgia (resident in Addis Ababa)
Mr. Gia Matcharadze, Ambassador-designate of Georgia
Mr. Maroš Mitrík, Ambassador-designate of Slovakia (resident in Nairobi)
Mr. Maroš Mitrík, Ambassador-designate of Slovakia
Mr. George Psiachas, Ambassador-designate of Greece (resident in Nairobi)
Mr. George Psiachas, Ambassador-designate of Greece
Amb. Gabriel Pandureni Sinimbo, High Commissioner-designate of Namibia (resident in Dar es Salaam)
Amb. Gabriel Pandureni Sinimbo, High Commissioner-designate of Namibia
Dr. Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, High Commissioner-designate of Malta (resident in Valletta)
Dr. Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, High Commissioner-designate of Malta
Ms. Margaret Gaynor, Ambassador-designate of Ireland (resident in Kampala)
Ms. Margaret Gaynor, Ambassador-designate of Ireland
Mr. Anouar Ben Youssef, Ambassador-designate of Tunisia (resident in Nairobi)
Mr. Anouar Ben Youssef, Ambassador-designate of Tunisia
Ms. Erika Ylonca Álvarez Rodríguez, Ambassador-designate of the Dominican Republic (resident in Pretoria)
Ms. Erika Ylonca Álvarez Rodríguez, Ambassador-designate of the Dominican Republic
Mr. Pedro León Cortés Ruiz, Ambassador-designate of Colombia (resident in Nairobi)
Mr. Pedro León Cortés Ruiz, Ambassador-designate of Colombia
Ms. Katalin Nyirati — Ambassador-designate of Hungary (resident in Nairobi)
Ms. Katalin Nyirati, Ambassador-designate of Hungary
Ms. Paloma Serra Robles, Ambassador-designate of Spain (resident in Dar es Salaam)
Ms. Paloma Serra Robles, Ambassador-designate of Spain
Presenting copies of letters of credence is a standard diplomatic procedure that formally signals the start of an envoy’s mission before the official accreditation ceremony with the head of state.
The presentation of credentials by the 16 envoys reflects Rwanda’s growing diplomatic engagement with countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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