- Born in Rome September 1st 1958
- 1982 Graduated with a Political Science degree from Luiss University in Rome
- 1985 Joined the Foreign Service and began professional training course at the Diplomatic Institute as Third Secretary
- 1986 Second Secretary at the General Directorate of Political Affairs Office Latin America
- August 1986 seconded to UNIDO in Vienna
- 1998 – 1990 General Directorate of Political Affairs – Conference Office on Security and Cooperation in Europe CSCE. Deputy Head of CSBM (Confidence and Security Building Measures) Delegation at the Vienna negotiations
- 1992 Member of the Italian delegation at the Helsinki meeting on the follow-up to CSCE
- 1993-1996 First Secretary of Trade at the Italian Permanent Diplomatic Mission at the International Organisations in Vienna
- 1996-1999 First Secretary at the Italian Embassy in Bratislava
- 1998 Named Second Counsellor
- 1999 Posted to the General Directorate of Political Affairs, Russian and CSI Office
- 2000 Appointed Head of the Secretariat of the General Directorate of European Countries
- 2001– 2002 Head of the Office for the Countries of Central Eastern Europe
- 2002 appointed Embassy Counsellor
- 2002–2004 Head of the Secretariat of the Secretary of State
- 2004 Appointed Head of the Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit
- 2007 Named Minister Plenipotentiary
- 2008 Appointed Director of Directorate General for Development Cooperation
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, and basic command of German