Pope Leo XIV receives Chilean ambassador

Pope Leo XIV received James Sydney Sinclair Manley as the new ambassador of Chile to the Holy See during an audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace on Monday morning, October 26. During the meeting, Manley presented his letters of credence to the pope.

Manley was born in Iquique, Chile, on November 30, 1952. He studied business administration at the University of Santiago and the University of Maryland South Korea Branch. He also completed studies in international relations at the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires and policy planning at Johns Hopkins University.

His diplomatic career includes serving as third secretary in Peru, second secretary in Argentina, and first secretary at the Chilean embassy in the United States. He previously held roles in ceremony and protocol, including deputy director, and served as the ambassador to Indonesia and East Timor from 2000 to 2006.