{"id":339,"date":"2022-04-01T08:55:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=339"},"modified":"2022-04-01T08:55:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:55:03","slug":"new-ambassadors-present-credentials-cuba-malta-and-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2022\/04\/01\/new-ambassadors-present-credentials-cuba-malta-and-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ambassadors present Credentials \u2013 Cuba, Malta and Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His Excellency, Mr. Bernardo Guanche, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency, Mr. Giovanni Buttigieg, Ambassador of Malta and His Excellency, Dr. Benedict Johannes Gubler, Ambassador of Switzerland, presented their Letters of Credence to President Michael D. Higgins at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H.E. 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