The Embassy of the Order to the Albanian Republic has its seat in Tirana.

Under the leadership of H.E. Ambassador Stefano Palumbo, the Embassy carries out its diplomatic and humanitarian mission through a dedicated team composed of:

• Mons. Pietro Bongiovanni, Ecclesiastical Counsellor
• Mr. Massimo Fantechi, Counsellor
• Mr. Stiven Shala, Counsellor
• Mr. Mark Gjeka, First Secretary

Every State celebrates the “National Day”. For the Sovereign Order of Malta this event is on 24 June, for the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Patron of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

The Embassy celebrates St. John the Baptist with a reception, in different venues in Tirana, where all the Ambassadors accredited to the Albanian Republic are invited, together with Albanian institutions and authorities.

List of the Representatives/Ambassadors of the Order of Malta to the Albanian Republic:

• H.E. Günther Alfred GRANSER (1994 – 2010)
• H.E. Richard SCHOTTENHAML (2010 – 2013)
• H.E. Stefano PALUMBO (2014 – currently)