| Name of the Office | Diplomatic Protocol |
| Competence and Tasks | The Diplomatic Protocol is entrusted with the following tasks: a) it handles the general affairs of the Diplomatic Corps; b) it maintains relations with the Consular Corps, international organizations, and special Missions; it manages honours; c) it organizes State and official visits in Italy and abroad; d) it oversees the organization of events within the Foreign Ministry’s remit; e) it provides translation and interpretation services. |
| Name of the Director | Bruno Antonio Pasquino |
| Position | Head of the Diplomatic Protocol |
| Telephone number | 06.3691 4284 |
| E-mail address | ceri.segreteria@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | cerimoniale.segreteria@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | OFFICE I – General Affairs of the Diplomatic Corps, Privileges and Exemptions, Accreditations of Heads of Mission |
| Competence and Tasks | General affairs of the diplomatic corps, protocol rules, and relations with the foreign diplomatic corps in Italy; agrément and accreditation of foreign ambassadors to the Presidency of the Republic; ceremonies for presenting credentials and protocol events for the aforementioned Heads of Mission; drafting of credentials for Italian ambassadors abroad and for extraordinary missions; safety and security, customary courtesies, privileges, and exemptions for the diplomatic-consular corps accredited to Italy, the Holy See, and international organizations in Italy. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Amb. Valentina Savastano |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36913417 e 0636912055 |
| Email address | ceri1@esteri.it |
| Certified email address | Ceri.01@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | OFFICE II – General Affairs of the Consular Corps and International Organizations, Diplomatic-Consular Immunities, Honors |
| Competence and Tasks | General affairs of the consular corps and international organizations; accreditation of foreign diplomatic and consular personnel in Italy and issuance of diplomatic, consular, and international organization identity cards; relations with the career and honorary consular corps and issuance of related exequaturs; relations with international organizations based in Italy; diplomatic, consular, and international organization immunities; disputes involving foreign Representations and Missions, and international organizations; honors. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Leg. Alessandra Moschitta |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36915081 |
| Email address | ceri2@esteri.it |
| Certified email address | ceri.02@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | OFFICE III – Visits |
| Competence and Tasks | Organization of State and official visits to Italy by foreign dignitaries and delegations hosted by the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as well as by these same dignitaries abroad; discussion of security measures and customary courtesies for foreign institutional dignitaries visiting Italy. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Leg. Ghiti Purlak |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36912061 ; 06.36912041 |
| Email address | ceri3@esteri.it |
| Certified email address | ceri.03@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the Office | OFFICE IV – Organization of events of interest to the Ministry |
| Competence and Tasks | Management of protocol aspects of major multilateral international events in Italy and abroad; support, for diplomatic protocol tasks, to Mission structures, task forces, and other bodies established for Italian Presidencies and other international events. Translation and interpretation services. |
| Name of the Head of the Office | Cons. Amb. Cesare Bieller |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.3691… e 06.3691… |
| Email address | ceri04@esteri.it |
| Certified email address | ceri.04@cert.esteri.it |