Ambassador Mark A. Pace presented his credentials as the first resident High Commissioner of the Republic of Malta to Canada to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary J. May Simon, on 30 April 2024.

Ambassador Pace joined the Maltese diplomatic service in 1995 following the completion of law degree at the University of Malta. He furthered his studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from where he received a Master of Arts in the Social Sciences in 1998.

Prior to his posting in Ottawa, Ambassador Pace served as the Ambassador of Malta to the Netherlands (2020-2024), Tunisia (2016-2020) and as the Head of the Representative Office of Malta in Ramallah (2012-2015). During his diplomatic career he has also been posted to Moscow (2000-2003), Washington D.C. (2003-2006), the Permanent Representation of Malta to the Council of Europe (2008-2011) and the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union (2011-2012).

During different tours of duty at the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, Ambassador Pace held the posts of Head of Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean (2015-2016), Deputy Director of Protocol (2006-2008) and other positions within the multilateral and bilateral divisions.

Ambassador Pace speaks Maltese, English and Italian and has a good working knowledge of Dutch, French, Russian and Spanish.

Ambassador Pace was born on 28 January 1971, in Pietà Malta. He is married to Mr. Rick Bijkerk.