The new diplomats are all based in Brussels and represent their countries in Belgium and Luxembourg.
They include the Piseth Nom, ambassador of Cambodia, Grum Abay Teshome of Ethiopia, Samuel Tamba Musa representing Sierra Leone, Ridha Ben Moisbah from Tunisia and Joy-Ann Skinner, the new ambassador of Barbados. Mrs Skinner previously served as first secretary at the Barbadian embassy in Brussels from 2000 to 2005.