Marco Micallef has been approved as Malta’s next Ambassador to the United States, following unanimous backing in Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee.Micallef, a longtime aide to Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg, received cross-party support for the appointment and will now succeed Godfrey Xuereb, who has held the role since 2023.Micallef currently serves as an advisor to Minister Borg and previously spent over four years as his Chief of Staff across multiple ministries.He also played a coordinating role during Malta’s term on the United Nations Security Council and its 2024 chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.What do you think of this appointment?•