List of diplomatic missions of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

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This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is a sovereign entity of international law that does not have its own territory. It is a permanent non-state observer to the United Nations. It maintains diplomatic relations with over 100 countries.[1] Some of these are hosts of Order of Malta Embassies.

The Order's non-diplomatic country Associations and relief organizations are not listed.

Current missions

Africa

  • Angola
  • Benin Cotonou (Embassy)[2]
  • Burkina Faso Ouagadougou (Embassy)[2]
  • Burundi Bujumbura (Embassy)[3]
  • Cameroon Yaoundé (Embassy)[2]
  • Cape Verde Praia (Embassy)[2]
  • Chad N'Djamena (Embassy)[2]
  • Central African Republic Bangui (Embassy)[2]
  • Comoros Moroni (Embassy)[2]
  • Congo-Brazzaville Brazzaville (Embassy)[2]
  • Congo-Kinshasa Kinshasa (Embassy)[2]
  • Egypt Cairo (Embassy)[2]
  • Equatorial Guinea Malabo (Embassy)[4]
  • Ethiopia Addis Ababa (Embassy)[2]
  • Gabon Libreville (Embassy)[2]
  • Gambia Banjul (Embassy)[2][5]
  • Guinea Conakry (Embassy)[2]
  • Ivory Coast Abidjan (Embassy)[2]
  • Kenya Nairobi (Embassy)[2][6]
  • Liberia Monrovia (Embassy)[2]
  • Madagascar Antananarivo (Embassy)[2]
  • Mali Bamako (Embassy)[2]
  • Mauritius Port Louis (Embassy)[2]
  • Morocco Rabat (Embassy)[2]
  • Mozambique Maputo (Embassy)[2][7]
  • Namibia Windhoek (Embassy)[2]
  • Niger Niamey (Embassy)[2]
  • São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé (Embassy)[2]
  • Senegal Dakar (Embassy)[2]
  • Seychelles Victoria (Embassy)[2]
  • Togo Lomé (Embassy)[2]

The Order also has diplomatic relations with Eritrea, Sierra Leone, and Somalia, but no missions are established there.

Europe

America

The Order also has diplomatic relations with Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, and Guyana but no mission is established there.

Asia

The Order also has diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, but no missions are established there.

Oceania

The Order also has diplomatic relations with Kiribati, Marshall Islands, the Micronesia, and Nauru but no missions are established there.

Multilateral organizations

  • European Union
  • New York City (Permanent Mission to the United Nations)[14][19]
  • Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, IAEA and CTBTO in Vienna
  • Geneva (Permanent Missions to the United Nations and other international organizations))[8][20]
  • International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva (delegation)
  • Paris (Permanent Missions to the UNESCO and other international organizations)
  • Rome (Permanent Missions to FAO and other international organizations)
  • Nairobi (Permanent Mission to UNEP)
  • Strasbourg (Delegation to the Council of Europe)
  • Washington, D.C. (Delegation to the Organization of American States and other international organizations)
  • Brussels (Delegation to the International Committee of Military Medicine)

Closed missions

Africa

Host countryHost cityMissionYear closedRef.
SudanKhartoumEmbassy2022[21]

References

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  3. 3."Around the World - Contacts / Africa". Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  4. 4."Home - Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Equatorial Guinea". equatorialguineaembassy.orderofmalta.int. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. 5.Adama Jallow (13 May 2025). "The Sovereign Military Order of Malta opens embassy in Banjul". The Point (the Gambia). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  6. 6."Directory of Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations 2024/2025" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs (Kenya). 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. 7."Missões Diplomáticas Acreditadas em Moçambique". Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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  9. 9."Directory of the Diplomatic Corps and other representations in Austria" (PDF) (in German and English). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Austria). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  10. 10.[10.2]"Diplomatic List" (PDF). State Diplomatic Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  11. 11.The Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome, in the Palazzo Orsini.
  12. 12.The Embassy is located in the Order's secondary headquarters.
  13. 13."Foreign Missions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  14. 14.[14.2][14.3][14.4][14.5][14.6][14.7][14.8][14.9][14.10][14.11][14.12][14.13][14.14][14.15][14.16][14.17][14.18]"Around the World - Contacts / The Americas". Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  15. 15.The Order and Canada conduct official but non-diplomatic relations.
  16. 16.Canada and the Order of Malta
  17. 17."Canada and the Order of Malta". Government of Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  18. 18.[18.2][18.3][18.4][18.5][18.6][18.7][18.8][18.9]"Around the World - Contacts / Asia & Oceania". Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  19. 19."Blue Book". United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference Management. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  20. 20."Blue Book". United Nations Office at Geneva. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  21. 21."Malteser International conducts Assessment Mission to Sudan". Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.