Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
On October 25, 2022, the Grand Cross of Merit was awarded, at the Residence of the First Counsellor, to Ambassador Louis Léon Boguy BONY.
It was in the presence of Mr. Pierre Dimba, Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, with the entire management of this very high-level hospital structure, that His Excellency Prince Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel was able to visit, June 29, 2022
A meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Patrick Achi, took place on June 29, 2022 during the visit of the Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Dominique de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel.
It was in 1972 that the Prince of Lobkowicz presented the first credentials to President Houphouët Boigny, and the Embassy wanted to mark this moment.
The Order of Malta has been active in the Ivory Coast for nearly fifty years. It is thanks to the Blohorn family in association with the French Hospitallers of the Order of Malta that a large number of dispensaries were created throughout the country.
A working meeting was held on January 15 under the chairmanship of Mr. Ally Coulibaly, Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of his Director of Cabinet and the Deputy Secretary General of the Department.
On Thursday, January 14, 2021, a visit took place with H.E. Richard Bell, Ambassador of the United States in Abidjan.
Ambassador Arnaud de Viviès met with H.E. Jobst Von Kirchmann, Delegate of the European Union in Abidjan, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
A meeting was held on January 11 with Archbishop Paolo BORGIA, Apostolic Nuncio and chaplain of the Order, who presented his credentials on January 3, 2020, succeeding Bishop Joseph SPITERI.