<h6><strong>The Diplomat</strong></h6> <h4><strong>King Felipe VI received this Monday at the Royal Palace in Madrid the Credentials of the new ambassadors of Ghana, Slovenia, France, Nepal, Rwanda and Mongolia.</strong></h4> According to the Royal House, the King received, in the traditional ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Madrid, the Letters of Credence of the accredited ambassadors of Ghana, Regina Appiah-Sam; Slovenia, Tadej Rupel; France, Kareen Rispal; Nepal, Shanil Nepal; Rwanda, François Nkulikiyimfura; and Mongolia, Nyamkhuu Ulambayar. The Credentials are the document that accredits a foreign ambassador as the representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. The ceremony to hand over the ambassador to the head of state dates back to the 18th century and has remained virtually unchanged to this day. Kareen Rispal is the first female ambassador of France to Spain. Appointed on 13 January by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, she fills the vacancy left more than half a year ago by Jean-Michel Casa following his retirement. Shanil Nepal, who took up the post on 20 January, is the fourth ambassador to Spain from Nepal, which opened an embassy in Madrid in April 2018 and has changed its diplomatic representative quite frequently, as a result of the political changes in the country. He replaces Sarmila Parajuli, who held the post for two years and left our country last summer. [caption id="attachment_109504" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-109504 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rey_Cartas_Credenciales_Nepal.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> The King talks with the new ambassador of Nepal.[/caption] Tadej Rupel has held the Slovenian Embassy since January, replacing Robert Krmelj, after having represented his country in Ireland and the United Kingdom and at the International Maritime Organisation. [caption id="attachment_109506" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-109506 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rey_Cartas_Credenciales_Eslovenia.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="424" /> Philip VI receives the Credentials of the Ambassador of Slovenia.[/caption] Regina Appiah-Sam arrives at the Embassy of Ghana in Spain after more than two decades of diplomatic experience and in the Foreign Service of Ghana. [caption id="attachment_109508" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-109508 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rey_Cartas_Credenciales_Ghana.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> Felipe VI talks with the new ambassador of Ghana.[/caption] Meanwhile, François Nkulikiyimfura and Nyamkhuu Ulambayar will serve as ambassadors of Rwanda and Mongolia, respectively, residing in Paris. [caption id="attachment_109510" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-109510 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rey_Cartas_Credenciales_Ruanda.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> The King receives the Credentials of the ambassador of Rwanda, residing in Paris.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_109512" align="alignnone" width="750"]<img class="wp-image-109512 size-full" src="https://thediplomatinspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rey_Cartas_Credenciales_Mongolia.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="422" /> The Monarch talks with the new ambassador of Mongolia.[/caption]
