He was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan and Titular Archbishop of Ostra on 29 April 2006 by Pope Benedict,[1][2] having served as the counsellor to the nunciature.

The statement declares that "urgent help is needed: Especially necessary is that the pressure of world opinion not fall, so that all the violence and discrimination ends immediately."

"Moreover, it is hoped that the local authorities will not fail to attempt anything to guarantee the defenseless all the protection to which they are entitled, precisely in virtue of their Iraqi citizenship, which they have never betrayed," it continues.

Chullikatt said that international solidarity is crucial for the survival of Iraq's minorities, "especially the Christians who are most exposed to the kind of violence taking place now, particularly in Mosul.

"[citation needed] Chullikatt was appointed as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations by Pope Benedict XVI on 17 July 2010,[5] the first non-Italian to hold the post.

[7] In November 2012 Chullikatt welcomed the General Assembly vote which gave majority approval to Palestine becoming a Non-member Observer State of the United Nations.

"[10] During his service as a permanent observer at the UN, several employees of the Holy See's mission at the UN reported him to the Vatican for underpayment and improper treatment,[11][12] and only on March 11, 2019, appeared on the portal Crux Now a text titled "Former UN envoy’s tenure described as ‘horror story’ for staff".