| Name of the office | Directorate General for Assets and Administration |
| Competence and Tasks | The Directorate-General for Assets and Administration is responsible for the following tasks: handles matters relating to the operating resources and equipment of central offices; oversees the purchase, sale, construction, leasing, renovation, and maintenance of movable and immovable property used for activities of interest to the Foreign Ministry’s administration; arranges financing for offices abroad and oversees the related audits; handles the receipt, dispatch, and distribution of diplomatic courier and ordinary mail. |
| Name of the Director | Nicandro Cascardi |
| Position | Director General for Assets and Administration |
| Telephone number | 06.36918908 e 06.36912192 |
| E-mail address | dgpa.segreteria@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa.segreteria@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office I – Financial and Property Management of Offices in Europe |
| Competence and Tasks | Financial and property management of diplomatic and consular offices in Europe, including Turkey, with the exception of Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and the Russian Federation; review and audits of budgets and final accounts; allocation of initial endowments and supplementary current and capital financing to diplomatic and consular offices; monitoring of budget management; administrative and judicial reports relating to tax revenues collected by diplomatic and consular offices; administrative and accounting follow-up relating to inspections of diplomatic and consular offices; planning and coordination of purchases, sales, new construction, renovations, and maintenance of State-owned property; authorization for the use of State-owned housing and rent of diplomatic and consular offices and residences; granting of State-owned property and premises abroad; asset and property accounting; guidance and coordination activities regarding workplace safety abroad; authorization for the purchase and disposal of cars (for official and service uses) and works of art; promotion of the activities necessary to ensure that the IT inventory system for the movable assets and property of diplomatic-consular offices and residences complies with current legislation. |
| Name of the Director | Second-Level Manager Giovanni Coviello |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36913123 |
| E-mail address | dgpa01@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa01@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office II – Property, Maintenance and Workplace Safety for Central Offices |
| Competence and Tasks | Coordination of the technical and operational aspects of the Central Offices and their appurtenances; ordinary and extraordinary maintenance of the Foreign Ministry’s building and its facilities, installations and systems; facility management; energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of the Central Offices; integrated management of safety and workplace safety; custodian of State assets and properties, as well as inventories. |
| Name of the Director | Second-Level Manager Christian Savarese |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36912419 |
| E-mail address | dgpa02@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa02@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office III – Financial and Property Management of Offices in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania |
| Competence and Tasks | Financial and property management of diplomatic and consular offices in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Caucasian countries, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania; review and audits of budgets and final accounts; allocation of initial endowments and supplementary current and capital financing to diplomatic and consular offices; monitoring of budget management; administrative and judicial reports relating to tax revenues collected by diplomatic and consular offices; administrative and accounting follow-up relating to inspections of diplomatic and consular offices; planning and coordination of purchases, sales, new construction, renovations, and maintenance of State-owned property; authorization for the use of State-owned housing and rent of diplomatic and consular offices and residences; granting of State-owned property and premises abroad; asset and property accounting; guidance and coordination activities regarding workplace safety abroad; authorization for the purchase and disposal of cars (for official and service uses) and works of art; promotion of the activities necessary to ensure that the IT inventory system for the movable assets and property of diplomatic-consular offices and residences complies with current legislation. |
| Name of the Director | Second-Level Manager Marina Balestra |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36913116 |
| E-mail address | dgpa03@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa03@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office IV – Financial and Property Management of Offices in America e Africa |
| Competence and Tasks | Financial and property management of diplomatic and consular offices in America and Africa; review and audits of budgets and final accounts; allocation of initial endowments and supplementary current and capital financing to diplomatic and consular offices; monitoring of budget management; administrative and judicial reports relating to tax revenues collected by diplomatic and consular offices; administrative and accounting follow-up relating to inspections of diplomatic and consular offices; planning and coordination of purchases, sales, new construction, renovations, and maintenance of State-owned property; authorization for the use of State-owned housing and rent of diplomatic and consular offices and residences; granting of State-owned property and premises abroad; asset and property accounting; guidance and coordination activities regarding workplace safety abroad; authorization for the purchase and disposal of cars (for official and service uses) and works of art; promotion of the activities necessary to ensure that the IT inventory system for the movable assets and property of diplomatic-consular offices and residences complies with current legislation. |
| Name of the Director | Second-Level Manager David Michelut |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36916198 |
| E-mail address | dgpa04@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa04@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office V – Operation of the Central Offices |
| Competence and Tasks | Cleaning and porterage services as part of facility management; procurement of consumer goods; purchase of movable property and equipment, as well as management of equipment rental contracts (excluding IT and telephone equipment); management of rents and utilities; private printing services; logistics assistance for events organised at the Central Offices; rental of premises and services for institutional activities; mobility services, including company cars and taxi vouchers. |
| Name of the Director | Second-Level Manager Francesco Lazzaro |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36913259 e 06.36912253 |
| E-mail address | dgpa05@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa05@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office VI – Shipping and Courier Office |
| Competence and Tasks | Management of diplomatic shipments between the Ministry and its offices abroad, including for other Public Administration’s entities; management of diplomatic pouches via On Board Courier (OBC); acceptance and forwarding of mail to and from the Ministry; purchase of goods and services related to the areas falling within the Ministry’s competence. |
| Name of the Director | – |
| Position | – |
| Telephone number | – |
| E-mail address | dgpa06@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa06@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Office VII – Services and opportunities for staff, organizational well-being |
| Competence and Tasks | Organization and management of social services for staff employed by the Central Administration (canteen and cafeteria services, nursery, summer camp); issuing of permits and authorizations for the use of these services; promotion and monitoring of staff organizational well-being, in coordination with CUG; environmental sustainability and innovative mobility initiatives (Mobility Manager, Farnesina Verde, Home-Work Travel Plan); electronic noticeboard; information on offices abroad; relations with the outpatient clinic and authorizations for regular medical check-ups for eligible staff; agreements for staff and their families; solidarity initiatives; relations with associations, offices, and general interest organizations operating within the Ministry; incidental expenses; managers’ insurance. |
| Name of the Director | Cons. Leg Michele Camerota |
| Position | Head of the Office |
| Telephone number | 06.36918813 |
| E-mail address | dgpa07@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa07@cert.esteri.it |
| Name of the office | Unit for Administrative and Technical Coordination |
| Competence and Tasks | Technical and administrative support for contractor selection procedures and contract signing by the Central Administration Offices and Offices abroad; Ministry’s Authorizing Officer; management and activities of the technical team of architects and engineers; Certification of Execution of Works Carried Out Abroad (CELMAE); technical and administrative coordination of matters relating to properties used by offices abroad; property, assets and operations of the Ministry’s decentralized offices in Italy; digital management of real estate property and assets abroad. |
| Name of the Director | Min. Plen. Giulio Alaimo |
| Position | Head of the Unit |
| Telephone number | 06.36912733 e 06.36912641 |
| E-mail address | dgpa.ucat@esteri.it |
| Certified e-mail address | dgpa.ucat@cert.esteri.it |