Holy See Representative

A Holy See Representative is a papal diplomat (representing the Holy See and Vatican City State), usually ranking as papal nuncio (equivalent to ambassador), who is accredited to an international organisation, where (other) nations dispatch Permanent representatives.

As per January 2016, there were 22, accredited to the following host organisations :

Universal organisations, notably UN and related

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Msgr. Fernando Chica Arellano
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) Msgr. Robrecht Boone
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Dr. Giuseppe Dalla Torre Del Tempio di Sanguinetto
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Msgr. Francesco Follo
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
United Nations Office in New York (UN), New York, NY (USA) Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza
- Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG) Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.
- Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Vienna (UNOV) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk (
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) vacant
World Tourism Organization (WTO) Archbishop Renzo Fratini
World Trade Organization (WTO) Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.

Regional

African Union (AU) vacant
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli (
Council of Europe Msgr. Paolo Rudelli
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Archbishop Augustine Kasujja
League of Arab States (LAS) Archbishop Bruno Musarò
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Msgr. Janusz Urbańczyk
Organization of American States (OAS) Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza

Source and External links

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Foreign relations of the Holy See

Africa	Algeria

Americas	Argentina Canada Cuba Mexico Peru United States Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	Bangladesh China Georgia India Indonesia Iran Israel Jordan Lebanon Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Saudi Arabia South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam

Europe	European Union Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Macedonia Poland Romania Russia Serbia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

Related topics	Cardinal Secretary of State Concordats Diplomatic missions of the Holy See Diplomatic missions to the Holy See Heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See Holy See and the United Nations Holy See Representative Legal status of the Holy See Multilateral foreign policy of the Holy See Observer to the UN Observer to the UN in Geneva Secretariat of State Section for Relations with States (Roman Curia)

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