Rwanda’s diplomatic representative submitted credential documents to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Singapore, H.E. Innocent B. Muhizi, presented copies of his Letters of Credence to Mr Jonathan Muir, Chief of Protocol at the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), in Canberra on 4 November 2026. The presentation was undertaken as part of the formal diplomatic accreditation process for Rwanda’s representation in Australia.
High Commissioner Muhizi was received by Mr Muir, who represented Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in his capacity as Chief of Protocol. During the engagement, the Rwandan High Commissioner submitted copies of his Letters of Credence, the official diplomatic documents introducing him as Rwanda’s representative.
H.E. Innocent B. Muhizi serves as Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Singapore, with the High Commission in Singapore also handling Rwanda’s diplomatic representation in Australia. The Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirms that Rwanda’s diplomatic representation to Australia is based at its High Commission in Singapore.
Letters of Credence are formal documents issued by a head of state to introduce an ambassador or high commissioner to the receiving country’s head of state. Their presentation is an established diplomatic procedure through which a country’s appointed representative is formally introduced to the host government.
The process generally involves the submission of copies of the credentials to the relevant government authorities, followed by the presentation of the original Letters of Credence to the receiving country’s head of state. These formalities are central to the accreditation of diplomatic representatives and their official recognition by the host country.
The engagement in Canberra provided an opportunity to complete the submission of the credential documents to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in accordance with established diplomatic protocol.
Source: Rwanda High Commission in Singapore
