Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
- Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations is the representative of the Roman Catholic Church at the United Nations. The diplomatic mission does not have full ambassador status and thus cannot vote--a decision it has freely taken--but the Holy See may choose to become a full member at any time.
Since Switzerland changed its status to become a full-fledged member state of the UN in 2002, the Holy See – which, per international law, remains a politically neutral entityFact|date=May 2008 – is the one state to sit in the UN as a non-voting delegation with "permanent observer" status.
Permanent Observers of the Holy See to the United Nations
*Msgr. Alberto Giovannetti (1964 – 1973)
*Giovanni Cheli (25 July 1973– 18 September 1986)
*Renato Raffaele Martino (3 December 1986 – 1 October 2002)
*Celestino Migliore (30 October 2002 -
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