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The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes CFM Indosuez
24 October 2023

The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes CFM Indosuez

On Thursday 19th October 2023, the Embassy of Monaco in London welcomed representatives of CFM Indosuez for a reception. CFM’s main purpose was to promote Monaco to very important people from the British business community and to encourage them to settle in Monaco. Around twenty people attended the reception.
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The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes the Monaco Economic Board

11 October 2023

The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes the Monaco Economic Board

On Friday 22nd September 2023, the Embassy of Monaco in London welcomed the Monaco Economic Board for an exclusive networking breakfast event. The MEB partnered with the Monaco Private Label, Société des Bains de Mer, the Department of attractiveness of the Monegasque Government as well as the Monaco Association for Financial Activities.
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The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes « Grace De Monaco » for the Launch of their new perfume

27 June 2023

The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes « Grace De Monaco » for the Launch of their new perfume

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The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes Savills in partnership with Barclays

26 June 2023

The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes Savills in partnership with Barclays

On the 14th June 2023, the Embassy of Monaco in London welcomed representatives of the Estate Agency Savills as well as Barclays’ team members for a reception. Savills and Barclays’s main purpose was to promote Monaco to Family Offices and encourage them to settle in Monaco. Around thirty people from different family offices were present at this event.
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Monaco takes part in the Commission on the Status of Women, focused this year on the subject of poverty
22 March 2024

Monaco takes part in the Commission on the Status of Women, focused this year on the subject of poverty

ONU - Commission sur la condition de la femme sur le thème de la pauvreté © DR Monaco participated in the 68th Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations, held from 11 to 22 March 2024 in New York on the priority theme of poverty.Mr Alyson Calem-Sangiorgio, Second Secretary to Monaco’s Permanent Representation to the United Nations, spoke about the new legislation signed into law by H.S.H. Prince Albert II for the compensation of victims of violence and for paid maternity leave for self-employed workers. She also highlighted campaigns led by the Women’s Rights Committee and the collective efforts of the Monegasque community in favour of women’s rights. She spoke about Department of International Cooperation programmes for the empowerment of women in Africa and the support provided by Monaco for the UN Women “Sports for Generation Equality” initiative.H.E. Ms. Isabelle Picco, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Monaco, also participated in the event “Multistakeholder partnerships and practices to push forward for gender equality, human rights and democracy” with H.E. Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garces, former President of the UN General Assembly and Ms. Samira Asghari, member of the International Olympic Committee and captain of Afghanistan’s Women’s basketball team. She took the opportunity to stress the power that sports have to promote gender equality and the importance of partnerships in the implementation of public policy and concrete measures on the ground.
Diplomacy: accreditation of new ambassadors Slovakia – Venezuela – Romania – Belgium
13 March 2024

Diplomacy: accreditation of new ambassadors Slovakia – Venezuela – Romania – Belgium

De gauche à droite : S.E. M. Jo INDEKEU, Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de Belgique. S.E. Mme Ioana BIVOLARU, Ambassadrice Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de Roumanie, Mme Isabelle BERRO AMADEÏ, Conseiller de Gouvernement Ministre des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération, S.E. M. Jan SOTH, Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de la République slovaque et S.E. M. Arturo Enrique GIL PINTO, Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire de la République bolivarienne du Venezuela. © Manuel Vitali – Direction de la Communication On Tuesday 12 March, Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, received H.E. Mr Jan Soth, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic; H.E. Mr Arturo Enrique Gil Pinto, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; H.E. Ms Ioana Bivolaru, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, and H.E. Mr Jo Indekeu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belgium at a lunch held at the Hôtel Hermitage.The diplomats presented their credentials to H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince in the morning.H.E. Mr Jan SOTH is a graduate of the MGIMO School of International Relations in Moscow and began his career at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia in Prague in 1984. In 1993 he was appointed First Secretary Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Romania in Bucharest before becoming Director of the Europe Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava. In 1995, he was named Diplomatic Adviser Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Paris, France, a post he held until 1999. Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Romania and Moldova from 2002 to 2007, as well as to Italy, Malta and the Republic of San Marino from 2015 to 2021, he has also held the position of Secretary General of the Cabinet of the President of the Slovak Republic from 2012 to 2015.H.E. Mr Arturo Enrique Gil Pinto holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and a PhD in automation and microelectronics from the Université de Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc-Montpellier and has extensive experience in the field of engineering. Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Management at the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 2010 to 2012, he has also been a professor at the Universidad Central de Venezuela since 1998. In 2018 he was appointed as Ad Hoc Chargé d’Affaires for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Korea, a post he held until 2023.A graduate of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest and the National School of Political and Administrative Studies of Bucharest, H.E. Ms. Ioana Bivolaru also holds a master’s degree in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. A career diplomat, she has over 25 years of experience in the field of European affairs. She was a member of the national delegation for negotiations for Romania’s Accession to the European Union (2001-2003) and part of the national team that contributed to the negotiation and drafting of the Accession Treaty of Romania to the European Union (2005-2006).As a diplomat, she has carried out several missions at the Embassies of Romania in Rome, The Hague, Helsinki, and, between 2007 and 2012, at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union in Brussels. She was also Director General of the European Union Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016. From 2016 to 2023, she was the Ambassador of Romania to Portugal.H.E. Mr. Jo Indekeu holds a master’s degree in Notarial Studies and International Politics. He joined the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991 before being assigned to multiple Embassy missions in Austria, Turkey and Poland. From 2003 to 2007, he was Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General of the Belgian minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2007, he was appointed as Belgium’s Ambassador to Jordan in Amman and accredited in Iraq. Four years later he became Belgium’s Ambassador to Hungary in Budapest. Between 2015 and 2019, he served as Director of the Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia department and, in 2019, was appointed Ambassador of Belgium to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa.
Isabelle Berro-Amadeï pays official visit to Mauritania
6 March 2024

Isabelle Berro-Amadeï pays official visit to Mauritania

Visite à Nouakchott de l’école « Les Espoirs du Désert » de l’ONG mauritanienne SOS Exclus ©DR From 25 February to 1 March 2024, a Monegasque delegation* led by Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, travelled to Mauritania for the first meeting of the Bilateral Commission for Cooperation between the two countries, which she co-chaired with Mr Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad. The official visit was also an opportunity to visit projects in Mauritania that receive support from Monaco’s Department of International Cooperation. A primary focus was the long-standing partnership between the two countries in the field of civil security and protection.At the first session of the Bilateral Cooperation Commission, held in the capital, Nouakchott, on 26 February, the two countries highlighted their shared determination to pursue and develop their discussions on development strategies and joint areas of cooperation, following the signature of a framework cooperation agreement in 2016. Health, food security, education, access to decent work, civil security and the environment were highlighted as cooperation priorities.  A memorandum of understanding was signed to renew support for the National Institute of Hepato-Virology in Nouakchott in its mission to care for people with viral hepatitis.Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï pointed out that “initial cooperation efforts in civil protection have continued and expanded. A sectoral framework agreement signed in 2016 established this sector as a key area of cooperation between the two countries. The presence in our delegation of Colonel Tony Varo, Supreme Commander of the Military Force in Monaco, illustrates the importance and dynamic nature of this cooperation.”The visit helped strengthen ties with the country’s authorities. Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation met with the Prime Minister of Mauritania, Mr Mohamed Ould Bilal Messoud, the Minister of the Environment, and the Minister of National Defense. Audience avec le Premier Ministre mauritanien, M. Mohamed Ould Bilal MESSOUD ©DR Ms Berro-Amadeï, accompanied by Colonel Tony Varo, visited barracks built with support from the Prince’s Government as part of the civil protection programme launched in 1996 and led by the Department of International Cooperation with technical support from the Monaco Fire and Emergency Service.The Monegasque delegation visited several partners and beneficiaries in the capital and in Boghé and Kaédi in the south-east region of the country. These local, multilateral and international partners work in the four focus areas of the Department of International Cooperation: access to decent work for women and young people (APIF and Ecodev, two Mauritanian NGOs); education (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees); food and nutrition security (United Nations World Food Programme), and health (Gret, an international NGO and Santé Globale, a Mauritanian NGO). ******  1ère session de la Commission bilatérale de Coopération Mauritanie-Monaco ©DR  * The Monegasque delegation comprised: Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Head of the Delegation), Mr Aly Gueladio Kamara, Monaco’s Consul in Mauritania, Ms Emilie Silvestre, Coordinator for the Department of International Cooperation (DCI), Mr Bastien Nicaise, Programme Manager for the DCI, and Ms Hawa Diop, Country Coordinator for the DCI in Mauritania. Colonel Tony Varo, Supreme Commander of the Military Force, accompanied the delegation during his stay in Nouakchott. Visite de la caserne de Tevragh Zeïna, construite avec le soutien de Monaco ©DR
Accreditation of the new Ambassador of Monaco to France
4 March 2024

Accreditation of the new Ambassador of Monaco to France

Accréditation du nouvel Ambassadeur de la Principauté de Monaco en France © palaiselysee On Thursday 29 February 2024, H.E. Ms Valérie Bruell-Melchior, Monaco’s Ambassador to France, presented her credentials to Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, during an official ceremony held at the Elysée palace. During a private meeting, Ambassador Bruell-Melchior expressed her commitment to pursue and promote the excellent relationship between the Principality of Monaco and France.Mr Macron recalled his close friendship with H.S.H. Prince Albert II and his gratitude for the Sovereign Prince’s commitment and collaboration on causes common to Monaco and France in a context of security, climate and environmental challenges.

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The Ambassador

A Monégasque who was educated in London at the French Lycée, H.E. Mrs. Evelyne Genta has lived in the UK for the past 15 years.

In 2011, she became Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Court of St. James’s to the United Kingdom which promotes all facets of the Principality: economy and finance, culture, humanitarian and environmental projects. Central to her core ambitions is to change any misconceptions people may have about the Principality:
‘Many think Monaco is a place where rich old people go to hide their money’, says H.E. Mrs. Evelyne Genta. ‘That's not true, but that old image has stuck like glue and we have to change it . Monaco is a wonderful place to live but is also a transparent regulated country.'

The Embassy

As a continuously innovative, culturally rich and developing country, Monaco wishes to engage with international community more freely and showcase its great heritage, diversity and wide-ranging expertise to the world.

Through communicating and acting abroad, Monaco can present all its facets, expanding relationships and quantifying its future in the process.

The United Kingdom and Monaco

The Principality has long held a unique bond with the UK. We are very close geographically and almost 15% of those living and working in Monaco are British. It is important to allow that special relationship to thrive by building bridges between the London and Monegasque communities. In return we have seen record numbers of new people, including young families, registering an interest in moving to the Principality and bringing their business with them.

In 2008, our Chamber for Economic Development signed a co-operation agreement with the London Chamber of Commerce.

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In this section, you will find all of the useful information and services you need to visit or live in United Kingdom, get assistance in the event of an emergency once you are in the country, and finally, to visit and/or move to Monaco.

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Ambassade de Monaco au Royaume-Uni

7, Upper Grosvenor Street
W1K 2LX Londres
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