Pope receives credential
letters of new US Ambassador to Holy See
Callista Gingrich, new US Ambassador to the Holy See, presents her credential letter to Pope Francis. (Vatican Media) |
Pope Francis received the credential letters of Callista L.
Gingrich as the new Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See.
The new U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Callista L.
Gingrich, presented her credential letters to Pope Francis on Friday morning.
The ceremony took place in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.
Her main responsibility as Ambassador will be to serve as
the liaison between the Holy See and the U.S. Government.
Ms. Gingrich was nominated to the post by U.S. President
Donald Trump in May and confirmed by the Senate on 16 October.
A communiqué released by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy
See provides a brief biography:
Ambassador-Designate Gingrich is the former President and
CEO of Gingrich Productions, a multimedia production and consulting company in
Arlington, Virginia. She is the author of the “Ellis the Elephant” children’s
American history series and co-author of “Rediscovering God in America.”
Ms. Gingrich is also the producer of several historical documentary
films.
She has sung for two decades with the Choir of the Basilica
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Previously, Ms. Gingrich served as a congressional aide in the U.S. House of
Representatives and as the President of The Gingrich Foundation, which supports
charitable causes.
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