Last 21 April, to celebrate the 4th edition of the Day of Italian Research in the World, the Italian Embassy in the United States hosted the event: “Covid-19 Pandemic: Present and future challenges. Role of Science, Technology & Diplomacy in pandemic response and preparedness”. The workshop was co-organized with the Science Diplomats Club in Washington.
“Today we celebrate Italian scientific research but, above all, we celebrate science and its centrality in tackling the global challenges of humanity, as was shown by the last Covid-19 pandemic,” said Ambassador Zappia in her opening statement, recalling that “the pandemic is not over: no one is safe until everyone is safe; this is why we need a global approach focused on the search for new vaccines and an equitable global distribution of vaccines and treatments.”
The workshop launched the recently established new Chapter ISSNAF (Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation) of Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV). Alessandro Gonzales, Deputy Head of Mission, expressed his appreciation for the initiative and reaffirmed the Embassy’s support for the activities promoted by ISSNAF.
