[7] President John Bani of Vanuatu subsequently appointed Michel Rittie as consul-general to Morocco in March 2001.
This accreditation was subsequently upgraded to Ambassador, with credentials accepted by King Mohammed VI on 26 September 2001.
[3] Monsieur Rittie presented his credentials for the Holy See to Pope John Paul II in May 2003.
[8][9] John Paul II honoured the occasion with an address prepared for the occasion which acknowledged, "the rich historical patrimony of the Archipelago of Vanuatu and its special position in Oceania, factors that have shaped the nation and made it a multicultural society in which men and women today are eager to build a fraternal society in the vast diversity of their national origins, languages, forms of religious expression and the values that motivate them.
[15] Rittie has also presented his credentials to President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia and serves as Vanuatu's non-resident Ambassador there.