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Ambassadors of the Sovereign Order of Malta and Kingdom of Lesotho meet

06/03/2024

In an hour long in person meeting at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in Addis Ababa, Ambassador Murphy met with Her Excellency Ntsiuoa Sekete, Ambassador of Lesotho to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union.

The meeting was very productive and was wide ranging in topics, including the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom, the status of health care in Lesotho, the history of the Order of Malta and its activities on the African continent. The meeting was particularly exciting as Ambassador Murphy has been nominated by the Grand Master to be the inaugural Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, pending presentation of credentials to His Majesty King Letsie III.

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