The Consul General

  

Ms Denise Demicoli, counsellor within the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta, is currently the Consul General for Malta in Toronto, having been appointed in this capacity on 1 April 2022. Ms Demicoli previously served as Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of Malta to Australia & New Zealand from March 2017 to December 2021. She joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 2016 where she worked within the Directorate General for Political Affairs in the lead up to Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Ms Demicoli’s professional goals include providing accurate and effective consular assistance to fellow Maltese nationals, as well as furthering Malta’s strategic foreign policy objectives. Throughout her career, Ms Demicoli aims to safeguard the interests and well-being of Maltese Living Abroad. 

Academically, Ms Demicoli has conducted interdisciplinary post-graduate research on intercultural dialogue through the perspectives of media and communications and critical theory, and in the field of contemporary diplomacy. Through her research and life experience, Ms Demicoli believes in the value of keeping alive histories of Maltese who sought a bright future for themselves and their families in foreign lands while also looking towards the future from where we stand.

During her posting to Australia and New Zealand, Ms Demicoli has gathered a considerable experience in consular matters and emergency consular assistance. The highlight of this work experience was the contact with Maltese from all walks of life. Ms Demicoli looks forward to meeting Maltese from across Canada, their new home, and wishes to learn more about their experiences.