VALLETTA, Malta - Wednesday 22^nd May, 2019 -- H.E. Ellison E. Greenslade, QPM, presented a copy of his Letters of Commission appointing him as Non-Resident High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Republic of Malta with residence in London and Letters of Recall of H.E. Eldred E. Bethel, former High Commissioner of The Bahamas to Malta to the Hon. Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta, on Wednesday 22^nd May, 2019. The High Commissioner was accompanied by Mr. Marché A. Mackey, Third Secretary/Vice Consul at the High Commission.

High Commissioner Greenslade and Minister Abela discussed matters of mutual interest, including the strengthening of the countries’ diplomatic relations, which were established in September 2014; the commonalities of The Bahamas and Malta as Small Island States; The Bahamas’ bid for re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO); and upcoming elections to the United Nations Security Council, to which both The Bahamas and Malta are seeking election.

H.E. Ellison E. Greenslade QPM, Non-Resident High Commissioner-Designate of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Republic of Malta and the Hon. Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta,

H.E. Ellison E. Greenslade QPM, Non-Resident High Commissioner-Designate of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Republic of Malta presenting a copy of his Letters of Commission and Letters of Recall of H.E. Eldred E. Bethel, former High Commissioner of The Bahamas to Malta to the Hon. Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta.

H.E. Ellison E. Greenslade QPM, Non-Resident High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the Republic of Malta met with Ms. Kerstin Spiteri, Director of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(Left to Right: Mr. Marché A. Mackey, Third Secretary/Vice Consul, Bahamas High Commission; Ms. Kerstin Spiteri, Director of Protocol. High Commissioner Greenslade and Mrs. Hilda Ellul-Mercer, Honorary Consul of The Bahamas to Malta.)