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UNIS/BIO/1031
19 September 2013

 

New Permanent Representative of Malta Presents Credentials

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

VIENNA, 19 September (UN Information Service) - The new Permanent Representative of Malta, Keith Azzopardi, presented his credentials today to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Yury Fedotov.

He is also serving as Ambassador of the Republic of Malta to Austria and Permanent Representative of Malta to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna.

During his career Mr. Azzopardi has served in various capacities, among them:

Political Advisor, European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (2005 - 2013); Assistant Journalist (2004).

Mr. Azzopardi holds a Masters Degree in Diplomatic Studies from the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Malta.

He speaks Maltese, Italian, Spanish and French.

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