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The Holy See is the legal body that conducts diplomatic relations for the Vatican City. It maintains formal diplomatic relations with 174 sovereign states (http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/corpo-diplomatico_index_en.html), the European Union, and the Order of Malta; 69 of these maintain permanent resident diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See in Rome. The rest have missions with dual accreditation outside Italy, as the Holy See does not accept dual accreditation with an embassy located in Italy. It also has relations of a special nature with Russia (Mission with an Ambassador) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (Office with a Director). The Holy See maintains 179 permanent diplomatic missions abroad (106 of which are accredited to sovereign states). The diplomatic activities of the Holy See are performed by the Secretariat of State (headed by the Cardinal Secretary of State), through the Section for Relations with States. The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care...
The PLO emblem shows the Palestinian flag above a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs...
Secretariat of State is the office led by the leader of the Roman Curia who assists the pope in administration of the Vatican. ...
The Cardinal Secretary of State presides over the Secretariat of State, which is the most important dicastery of the Roman Curia. ...
The Holy See is especially active in international organizations. It has permanent observer status at the United Nations in New York, the Office of the United Nations in Geneva and specialized institutes, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome and the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization in Paris. The Holy See also has a member delegate at the International Atomic Energy Agency and at the UN Industrial Development Organization in Vienna. It maintains permanent observers at the Organization of American States in Washington, DC, and the Council of Europe. In addition, the Holy See has diplomatic relations with the European Union in Brussels. In 1997, the Holy See became a member of the World Trade Organization. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ...
The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA. Its members are the 35 independent nations of the Americas. ...
The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. ...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization which oversees a large number of agreements defining the rules of trade between its member states (WTO, 2004a). ...
In 1971, the Holy See announced its decision to adhere to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in order to "give its moral support to the principles that form the base of the treaty itself." The Holy See is also a participating state in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Opened for signature July 1, 1968 at New York Entered into force March 5, 1970 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and 40 other signatory states. ...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...
The Holy See is the only European state that still recognizes the Republic of China (Taiwan) instead of the People's Republic of China. It is the longest lasting diplomatic ally of the ROC, having held official relations since 1942. Talks between the PRC and the Holy See on diplomatic recognition have been ongoing, with the main issue the treatment of Chinese Catholics. The PRC government controls a Chinese Catholic Association which does not recognize the authority of Rome and the PRC has officially banned an underground Catholic Church which does recognize the Holy See's authority. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area - Total - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 km² 2. ...
1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Chinese Catholic Association is the Government sanctioned Catholic Church. This was done by the PRC government in order to maintain control over the nations catholics. ...
See also Nuncio, Cardinal Secretary of State A Papal Nuncio (also known as an Apostolic Nuncio) is a permanent diplomatic representative (head of mission) of the Holy See to a state, having ambassadorial rank. ...
The Cardinal Secretary of State presides over the Secretariat of State, which is the most important dicastery of the Roman Curia. ...
External Links
Representations of other Countries in Vatican City - Australian Embassy in The Holy See (http://www.embassy.gov.au/va.html)
- Canadian Embassy to the Holy See (http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuropa/HolySee/)
- British Embassy to the Holy See (http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1107296209980)
- The Embassy of the Czech Republic at the Holy See in Vatican (http://www.czechembassy.org/wwwo/default.asp?idj=2&amb=84)
- United States Embassy to the Holy See (http://vatican.usembassy.it)
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