A letter of credence is a formal diplomatic letter that designates a diplomat as ambassador to another sovereign state. Commonly known as diplomatic credentials, the letter is addressed from one head
Letter of credence for the Czechoslovak Ambassador to Lithuania (1992), written in the traditional French and signed by President Václav Havel
British diplomat Sir Charles Stuart presenting his credentials to Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, who is flanked by his wife Maria Leopoldina, their daughter Maria da Glória (later Queen of Portugal as Maria II), and other dignitaries (allegory), c. 1825
Ambassador Eugène-Richard Gasana of Rwanda presents his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin, attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2007).
The Ambassador of Yugoslavia, Zdravko Pečar, presenting his letter of credence to the head of state of Ghana, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, in 1974.
The co-princes of Andorra are jointly the heads of state of the Principality of Andorra, a landlocked microstate lying in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. The co-princes are the bishop of Urgell
Letter of credence
…peculiar situation regarding the presentation of the French ambassador's letter of credence: since the president of France is ex officio one of the two co-princes of Andorra, the president both signs the letter of credence on behalf of France and accepts it on behalf of Andorra; the fellow co-prince is also presented the…
Emmanuel Macron June 2025