Chris Trott, HM Ambassador to the Holy See, talks to Amanda Bowman about his work.
‘The mission of the Ambassador to the Holy See is defined by the nature of the role. It’s important to start with and to recognise that I am at the Vatican as a British ambassador to another state, another member of the family of nations. Our relationship with the Holy See looks at the international agenda (as it is perceived in London) and issues and concerns that are important to the Vatican, while trying to identify common interests and approaches – or indeed where we might have differences that we want to discuss.
