Antoine Camilleri (prelate)

He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy^[2] and on 9 January 1999 joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He served in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Papua New Guinea (1999–2002), Uganda (2002–05), and Cuba (2005–06), and then in Rome in the offices of the Secretariat of State.^[1]

On 22 February 2013, a few days before the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papacy, he was appointed to replace Ettore Balestrero as Under-Secretary for Relations with States.^[3] In that position, roughly equivalent to that of a deputy foreign minister, he played a role in negotiations with many nations, including Israel,^[4][5] Palestine,^[6] China,^[7][8] and Vietnam.^[9][10] Speaking on 27 February 2019 at a debate on migration at the United Nations, he said:^[11]

If someone were listening to the news for the very first time today, they might assume that migration is synonymous with border insecurity, humanitarian disaster, and human trafficking. The time-tested truth that migration is largely regular, the sign of a healthy economy and the bedrock of many modern nation-states rarely make the news. Yet, when we take a closer look at our own personal history or that of the communities and countries where we live together, one easily recognizes the obvious: migration, especially when it is well-managed, safe, orderly and regular, makes an undeniably positive and necessary contribution to the development of culture, the economy, and society.

On 3 September 2019, Pope Francis named him titular archbishop of Skálholt and gave him the title of apostolic nuncio.^[12] He received his episcopal consecration from Francis on 4 October.^[13] On 31 October, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Ethiopia and Djibouti, special representative at the African Union, and apostolic delegate to Somalia.^[14]

On 20 May 2024 Pope Francis named him nuncio to Cuba.^[15]

• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

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