' s ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁and , ▁after ▁World ▁War   I , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁Aud it ▁Office . ▁ ▁Diplom acy ▁ ▁The ▁min istry ▁over se es ▁Mal ta ' s ▁affairs ▁with ▁foreign ▁entities , ▁including ▁bil ater al ▁relations ▁with ▁individual ▁nations ▁and ▁its ▁representation ▁in ▁international ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe . ▁The ▁min istry ▁also ▁holds ▁responsibility ▁for ▁matters ▁related ▁to ▁foreign ▁trade , ▁exp atri ates , ▁citizens hip ▁and ▁travel ▁vis as . ▁ ▁The ▁Holy ▁See ' s ▁apost ol ic ▁nun cio ▁is ▁always ▁listed ▁first ▁in ▁Mal ta ' s ▁Order ▁of ▁Pre ced ence ▁of ▁foreign ▁amb ass adors ▁and ▁other ▁heads ▁of ▁mission , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁nun cio ' s ▁time ▁in ▁office . ▁The ▁nun cio ▁is ▁then ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁traditional ▁preced ence ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁foreign ▁represent atives ' ▁length ▁of ▁appointment . ▁ ▁Several ▁foreign ▁miss ions ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁including ▁those ▁to ▁large ▁nations ▁like ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Japan , ▁are ▁acc red ited ▁to ▁it ▁through ▁emb ass ies ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Italy . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁M alt ese ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁phys ically ▁located ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁Lib ya ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁min istry ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁international ▁efforts ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁civil ▁war , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁Mal