He also represents the European Union at the Sovereign Order of Malta

German lawyer Selmayr new EU ambassador to the Vatican

Rome - Martin Selmayr has already gained experience at the EU Commission. Now the German lawyer is moving to Rome, where he will represent the European Union not only to the Holy See and the Order of Malta.

Published on 02.09.2024 at 11:59 –

Martin Selmayr (53), previously Representative of the European Commission in Austria, has taken up his post as EU Ambassador to the Holy See. This means that he will also represent the European Union to the Sovereign Order of Malta, the Republic of San Marino and the UN organisations based in Rome. These include the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme, as the German lawyer wrote in the short message service X.

"I look forward to working closely with #TeamEurope and the diplomatic community in Rome to strengthen the rules-based international order, global food security and sustainable development based on the principles of the UN Charter," said Selmayr. He thanked EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the challenging task entrusted to him.

Selmayr succeeds the Dutch diplomat Alexandra Valkenburg (54), who has been in office since 2020. Prior to his time in Vienna, he was Head of Cabinet of EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Secretary General of the EU Commission. (KNA)