{"id":733,"date":"2023-09-20T15:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=733"},"modified":"2023-09-20T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T15:24:05","slug":"new-ambassadors-present-credentials-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2023\/09\/20\/new-ambassadors-present-credentials-7\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ambassadors present Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-735\" src=\"http:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-1-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-736\" src=\"http:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/unnamed-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His Excellency Mr. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia,\u00a0Her Excellency,\u00a0Ms. Vanya Chavdarova Andreeva-Malakova, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria and Her Excellency Ms. Dana Erlich, Ambassador of Israel,\u00a0presented 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;\">His Excellency Mr. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco, Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia was accompanied by his spouse, Mrs. Maria Elena Botero Ospina and Mr. Carlos Andr\u00e9s Padr\u00f3n Barrios, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her Excellency Ms. Vanya Chavdarova Andreeva-Malakova, Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, was accompanied by her spouse, Mr. Chavdar Malakov, her daughter,\u00a0Ms. Andrea Malakova and\u00a0Mr. Rosen Spasov, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her Excellency Ms. Dana Erlich, Ambassador of Israel, was accompanied by Mrs. Adi Ophir Maoz, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Israel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr. Se\u00e1n Fleming TD, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for International Development and Diaspora, represented the Government at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following were also present:\u00a0Ms. Orla O\u2019Hanrahan, Secretary General to the President;\u00a0Ms. Maeve Collins, Director General, European Union Division, Department of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Ralph Victory, Deputy Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs; Col Stephen Howard, Comdt Brian Walsh, Comdt\u00a0Deirdre Newell,\u00a0Capt P\u00f3l \u00d3 Domhnaill,\u00a0Aides-de-Camp to the President;\u00a0Mr. Joe Brennan and Ms. Cathy Barnicle, Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ambassadors were accompanied to and from \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in by an Escort of Honour consisting of a motorcycle detachment drawn from the 2 Brigade Cavalry Squadron, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, under the command of Second Lieutenant Cathal O\u2019Luasa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Guard of Honour was provided at \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in by 1 Infantry Battalion, Renmore Barracks, Co. 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