H.E. Ronald Micallef is Malta’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana.

Over a career spanning more than three decades he has worked across diplomacy, education, cultural relations and international development developing partnerships between Malta, Europe and Africa.

Before taking up his appointment in Ghana, he served as Malta’s Resident Ambassador to Ethiopia (2021–2025) with concurrent accreditation to the African Union, Djibouti and Rwanda. During this period he represented Malta in both bilateral and multilateral fora promoting cooperation in political dialogue, education, trade and investment, migration, maritime affairs and sustainable development.

Throughout his career Ambassador Micallef has contributed to expanding Malta’s engagement across Africa through education, institutional partnerships, cultural cooperation and economic diplomacy. He has authored strategy documents and represented Malta officially as a speaker at academic events relating to African affairs.

Before joining Malta’s diplomatic service he held senior leadership roles with international organisations and worked in educational development with the University of London supporting teacher education and English language programmes across Africa.

As High Commissioner to Ghana he is committed to strengthening the longstanding friendship between Malta and Ghana by fostering partnerships in education, trade, culture, innovation and sustainable development while encouraging closer links between institutions, businesses and communities in both countries.

Ambassador Micallef is the father of three daughters and has lived and worked in Europe and Africa for much of his professional life.