President Abdel Fattah El Sisi formally welcomed 23 new ambassadors to the country yesterday, after receiving their credentials. On the list from our part of the world were Algeria’s Mohamed Berrah, South Sudan’s Kuol Nyok Kuol, Kenya’s Frederick Otieno Outa, Central African Republic’s Guy Rodrigue Gambi, Equatorial Guinea’s Amadeo Efa Mba Nchama, Chad’s Mahamat Abdelkerim Hanno.

Representing the Americas were Canada’s Ulric Shannon, Argentina’s Holger Federico Martinsen, Cuba’s Alexander Pellicer Moraga, Dominican Republic’s Ysset Román Maldonado, and Panama’s Ricardo Isaza Ramírez.

While representing our friends in south and southeast Asia were Malaysia’s Dato’ Mohd Tarid bin Sufian, Thailand’s Thanawat Sirikul, Sri Lanka’s Appuhamige Sisira Kumara Senavirathne, and Myanmar’s Kyaw Tin Shein.

And representing our neighbours to the north were Germany’s Jürgen Schulz, Belgium’s Bart De Groof, Sweden’s Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, Finland’s Riikka Eela, Switzerland’s Andreas Baum, Armenia’s Armen Sargsyan, and Kazakhstan’s Askar Zhengis.

The list also included Angelina Eichhorst, who is now officially the European Union’s representative to Egypt, after presenting her credential, according to a statement (pdf) from the bloc. The Dutch native has previous experience in the region, having headed the EU delegation to Lebanon between 2011-2015 and spent time posted in Syria and Jordan.

“I am honored to serve as the EU Ambassador to Egypt and the League of Arab States, and offer my heartfelt greetings and deep respect to the people of Egypt. The EU and Egypt are close partners and enjoy a long-standing friendship and strong relations at a time of major geopolitical challenges. The EU is Egypt's largest trading partner and the number one foreign direct investor. We work together on lasting solutions for the region,” said Eichhorst.

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