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THE ORDER’S DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
SUMMIT
International Conference of Heads
of the Order’s Diplomatic Missions accredited to European and
African countries Milan, at Palazzo Cicogna Mozzoni, on 30 and 31 May 2000 The purpose of the conference was to
provide up-to-date information to ambassadors, who are asked to perform their
duties and communicate their opinions to the Grand Magistry for the appropriate
decisions. In urging ambassadors to continue along the path of dialogue, Count
Marullo illustrated the initiative of Fort Sant’Angelo in Malta, where the
Accademia Internazionale Melitense has been created. An International Study
Centre will be established within this academy for training diplomats, dealing
with subjects useful for ambassadors and their staff; it will also organise
conferences like the present one but specialising in the different diplomacy
sectors.
Roma. Città del Vaticano. Il Santo Padre Giovanni Paolo II ha ricevuto in udienza
solenne il 26 giugno S.A.Eminentissima il Principe e Gran Maestro Fra’ Andrew
Bertie, il Sovrano Consiglio, il Prelato dell’Ordine, S.E. Mons. Donato de
Bonis, e l’Ambasciatore dell’Ordine presso la Santa Sede, S.E. Stefan Falez, in
occasione della Festa del Santo Patrono dell’Ordine. Rome. Vatican City. The Holy Father John Paul II,
received in solemn audience on 26th June, H.M.E.H. the Prince and Grand Master,
Fra’ Andrew Bertie, the Sovereign Council, the Order’s Prelate, H.E. Msgr.
Donato de Bonis, and the Ambassador of the Order to the Holy See, H.E. Stefan
Falez, in occasion of the Feast of the Patron Saint of the Order. Roma. Villa Magistrale. Sua
Altezza Eminentissima il Principe e Gran Maestro con S.E. il Gran Cancelliere
ed il Maestro di Cerimonie davanti alla chiesa durante i tradizionali saluti
del Corpo Diplomatico accreditato presso l’Ordine. Rome. Magistral Villa. H.M.E.H. the
Prince and Grand Master with H.E. the Grand Chancellor and the Master or
Ceremonies in front of the church during the traditional greetings of the
Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Order. On the external plane, the Grand Chancellor invited diplomats to
remember that they must bear witness to the existence of the Sovereign Order,
both with Catholicity and with Hospitaller activity. For this purpose, a
documentation centre will be established in the academy to house the material
belonging to the Order’s diplomatic missions. In its history, pointed out Amb.
Count Marullo, the Order has been present in wars, activities and events. Opening the second session, the Grand Chancellor focussed on the
delicate role of the Grand Magistry, embassies and associations. He recalled
the need for coordination between embassies and associations through the daily
rapport between the two ministries of the Grand Magistry, the Secretariat for
Foreign Affairs and the Secretariat for Domestic Affairs, who have to
collaborate with extreme delicacy to avoid inefficiencies, always in the mutual
respect of each other’s jurisdiction. This message, supported by the
Constitutional Charter and Code, must be understood, the Grand Chancellor
pointed out, as a new relationship between the internal and external, leading
to development on all levels, including that of humanitarian activities. In conclusion, Amb. Count Marullo returned to the relationship between
embassies and associations, spelling out some important procedures and
protocols. The Grand Chancellor, after stressing the need for direct and vertical
communication, referred to the Order’s resumption of its cultural commitment.
It organises and promotes exhibitions and conferences in which heads of State and government,
members of the diplomatic corps, eminent experts and academics participate, and
sets up museums, in future also itinerant, often with the involvement of the
embassies. He concluded with the hope for a better cooperation among bodies
through the Grand Magistry to develop the Order’s humanitarian action. In this
regard he also indicated the goal to achieve the elevation to the rank of
Observer State in the United Nations’ General Assembly. This can only be
decided by the Secretary General, upon the reception, by now close, of a
hundred diplomatic recognitions from the same number of countries.
Roma.
Villa Magistrale all’Aventino. S.A.Em.ma il Principe e Gran
Maestro, insieme con S.E. il Gran Cancelliere, Amb. Conte Don Carlo Marullo di
Condojanni, ricevono il Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, Carlo Azeglio
Ciampi, il 6 dicembre 1999. Rome. Magistral Villa on the Aventine. H.M.E.H. the Prince and Grand
Master with H.E. the Grand Chancellor, Ambassador Don Carlo Marullo di
Condojanni, welcome the President of the Italian Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi,
on 6 December 1999.
In alto
a destra: Roma. Il Gran Cancelliere con il
Presidente eletto della Repubblica Dominicana Hipólito Mejía e Consorte, in
visita al Gran Magistero il 3 luglio. Agli incontri, che hanno avuto luogo
nella sede della Villa Magistrale all’Aventino, hanno partecipato la consorte
del Gran Cancelliere, Donna Elisabetta, il Segretario Generale per gli Affari
Esteri, Amb. Francesco Guariglia, e i rispettivi Ambasciatori. In basso
a sinistra: Il Principe e Gran Maestro, S.A. Em:ma Fra’ Andrew
Bertie, ha ricevuto al Palazzo Magistrale il Presidente della Repubblica
Boliviana, Hugo Banzer Suarez in visita al Gran Magistero il 25 giugno,
presente il Gran Cancelliere dell’Ordine, Amb. Carlo Marullo di Condojanni. La
Signora Mireya Moscoso, Presidente della Repubblica di Panama, ricevuta al
Palazzo Magistrale in Visita Ufficiale al Gran Magistero dell’Ordine in Roma,
il 12 settembre, dove si è incontrata con il Gran Maestro, presenti il Gran
Cancelliere, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri di Panama, José Miguel Aleman,
autorità governative, i Membri del Sovrano Consiglio. In basso a destra: Il
Principe e Gran Maestro e il Gran Cancelliere ha colloquio con il Sindaco di
Roma, Francesco Rutelli. Top, left: Rome. The Grand Chancellor with
the President of the Dominican Republic Hipólito Mejía and his wife, during a
visit to the Grand Magistry, on 3 July. The meetings were held at the Magistral
Villa on the Aventine with the participation of the Grand Chancellor’s spouse,
Donna Elisabetta, the General Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Francesco
Guariglia, and the Ambassadors of both coutries. Top, right: Magistral Palace. The Prince and Grand Master,
H.M.E.H. Fra’ Andrew Bertie, received the President of the Bolivian Republic,
Hugo Banzer Suarez, who visited the Grand Magistry on 25 June, together with
the Grand Chancellor of the Order, Amb. Carlo
Marullo di Condojanni. Bottom, left: Mrs Mireya Moscoso, President of the
Republic of Panama, was received at the Magistral Palace during an official
visit to the Order’s Grand Magistry in Rome, on 12 September, where she met the
Grand Master. The meeting was also attended by the Grand Chancellor, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Panama, José Miguel Aleman, government authorities, the
Members of the Sovereign Council. Bottom, right: The Prince and Grand Master and the
Grand Chancellor during a talk with the Mayor of Rome, Francesco Rutelli.
Milan. Meeting of the Order’s Ambassadors credited
to the European and African countries, chaired by the Grand Chancellor, Amb.
Count Don Carlo Marullo di Condojanni, and organised by the General Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, Francesco Guariglia. On the right, standing, Ambassador
Bernard Doring during his intervention.
Rome.
Magistral Palace. His
Most Eminent Highness the Prince and Grand Master Fra’ Andrew Bertie, on his
right the Grand Chancellor, Amb. Count Don Carlo Marullo di Condojanni, and the
High Charges and the Dignitaries of the Order during a Solemn Audience for the
presentation of the Credential Letters of the Ambassadors accredited to the
Sovereign Order. |
