André Spiteri presented his letters of credence to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan on the 8th of July, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. Following the opening of the Maltese Diplomatic Mission in Japan in September 2020, Ambassador Spiteri has been posted as the first Maltese Resident Ambassador in Tokyo.

Ambassador Spiteri first went to Japan as an exchange student at Kansai Gaidai University in 2002. Mr. Spiteri graduated in International Relations (B.A Hons) at the University of Malta in 2005 and in 2007 he was awarded a scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) to continue his postgraduate studies in Japan. After a course in the Japanese language at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 2007, Mr. Spiteri obtained his Masters Degree in International Relations at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan in 2010.

Returning to Malta after his post-graduate studies in Japan, Mr Spiteri joined the Malta Employers Association (MEA) on a European Social Fund (ESF) project to create awareness for the employers of small enterprises. Mr. Spiteri subsequently joined the Maltese Ministry for Foreign Affairs and was tasked with assisting the Ministry for Foreign Affairs with general coordination during the 2017 Presidency of the European Union, particularly the European Diplomatic Programme. Mr. Spiteri was also responsible for the Global Issues desk and subsequently joined Corporate Services within the same Ministry in 2018.

Ambassador Spiteri continues to nurture a keen interest in strengthening closer Malta-Japan and EU-Japan relations. Mr. Spiteri lectured at the University of Malta on Japanese foreign policy and Japanese business culture from 2010 to 2015. Together with other stakeholders, Mr Spiteri organised events to promote trade and business with Japan for Maltese enterprises with the MCESD, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Gozo Chamber of Commerce, Malta Enterprise, Trade Malta, Bank of Valletta and other Line Ministries.

Ambassador Spiteri participated in training activities with the DiploFoundation on EU-Asia relations in 2015 and completed Trade Malta’s Go Global Programme in 2019.

In 2022, Ambassador Spiteri was appointed as Commissioner General for the Malta Pavilion at the World EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan.