Prince Albert II and Isabelle Berro-Amadei, the Principality’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, have formally welcomed a distinguished diplomatic trio from Burundi, Serbia and Nepal, marking a new chapter in these nations’ missions to Monaco.
Monaco’s latest ambassadors have officially been installed in their new posts following key meetings with the Prince. Isaïe Kubwayo of Burundi, Ana Hrustanovic of Serbia and Nepal’s Sudhir Bhattarai each presented their letters of credence to Prince Albert on the morning of Friday 25th October, before enjoying a celebratory lunch with Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadei, at the Hôtel Hermitage.
Burundi’s Isaïe Kubwayo began his career as an educator before advancing to senior roles at the University of Burundi and as a consultant to the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva. His diplomatic path led him to Paris as First Counsellor for the Embassy of Burundi, then to Morocco as Ambassador. Now representing Burundi in France, Portugal and Spain, he brings a wealth of experience to his current roles.
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Serbia’s Ana Hrustanovic transitioned from journalism to the public arena as a public relations coordinator at Serbia and Montenegro’s Ministry of Defence in 2004. Her diplomatic expertise deepened with her role as First Counsellor to the Serbian Embassy in Rome, followed by a term as Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels. She extended her ambassadorial reach to France in 2024 and has now landed in Monaco.
Sudhir Bhattarai has long been a career diplomat. A physicist by training, he embarked on his journey within Nepal’s Foreign Service in 1995. His previous postings include serving as First Secretary at Nepal’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, followed by an appointment in Saudi Arabia. From 2017 to 2021, he represented Nepal’s interests in Belgium and with the European Union. Now positioned as Nepal’s Ambassador to France and Andorra and as the Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, he continues his diplomatic journey with an additional role in the Principality.
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