Accomplishing Objectives

Establishment of the Foreign Affairs Directorate by Decree HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa is appointed as Director.

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The United Nations fact-finding mission headed by Vittorio Winspeare-Guicciardi visits the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The UN Security Council unanimously endorses Winspeare-Guicciardi’s report.

HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa is declared Amir of the State of Bahrain.

The Council of Ministers is established by Amiri Decree.

The Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom sign a “Treaty of Friendship.”

HE Jawad Al Arayed presents the application of the Kingdom of Bahrain for membership in the United Nations.

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Appointment of the first British ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Amiri Decree. HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa is appointed as the Kingdom of Bahrain’s first Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Diplomatic and Consular Corps regulated by Amiri Decree.

HE Dr. Salman Al Saffar is appointed as the Kingdom of Bahrain’s first permanent representative to the UN.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of the League of Arab States.

The Kingdom of Bahrain admitted as the 129th member state of the UN.

The Embassy of the United States of America opens in Manama.

The Bahraini flag is raised in a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters.

HE Suleiman M. Al Shaheen presents his credentials as first Kuwaiti ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Saudi Chargé d’Affaires HE Ali Al Gufaidi presents his credentials as the first Saudi representative to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

HE Taqi Al Baharna presents his credentials as the Kingdom of Bahrain’s first ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

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HE Shaikh Salman bin Duaij Al Khalifa is appointed as the Kingdom of Bahrain’s first ambassador to the United Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of UNESCO.

Representatives of various nations present their credentials as ambassadors to the Kingdom of Bahrain including: The United States of America, The Republic of India, The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, The Arab Republic of Egypt, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, The Republic of Tunisia , The Republic of Iraq, The French Republic.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of the Non-Aligned Movement.

HE Abdulaziz Buali is appointed as the Kingdom of Bahrain’s first ambassador in Tehran.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund.

The Kingdom of Bahrain becomes a member of the World Bank.

Late Amir of Bahrain, HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa attends the OIC summit held in Lahore.

HE Ali Al Mahroos is appointed as the Kingdom of Bahrain’s first ambassador to the Lebanese Republic.