ROMANIA – Ambassador Brasioli meets with Italian business persons

Italian Ambassador to Romania Diego Brasioli met on 22 February informally at his residence in Bucharest with a group of approximately 100 Italian business persons operating in Romania and the heads of Italian economic/trade institutions. In light of the strategic importance of economic/trade relations between the two nations, the ambassador underscored the function of the […]

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Speech by Minister Terzi on the occasion of the 2013 Spring Festival

(Italian only) Rettore del Convitto, Emilio Fâtovic’, Caro Ministro Francesco Profumo, Ambasciatore Ding Wei, Capo del Dipartimento Studi Orientali della Sapienza, Prof. Federico Masini ragazzi e ragazze, ringrazio molto gli organizzatori per l’invito a festeggiare tutti insieme la “Festa di primavera”, il “capodanno cinese”. Rivolgo ai nostri amici cinesi i miei più cordiali auguri per […]

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Visit to the Pantheon by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

On Thursday 7 March 2013, within the context of her visit to Rome, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will make a visit to the Pantheon in the historic centre of Rome. Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the event are asked to apply for accreditation no later than 12:00 noon on Friday March 1st. […]

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Departure of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the departure of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Ciampino Military Airport on 6 March 2013 are asked to apply for accreditation – no later than 12:00 noon on 1 March – by completing the interactive form available at the link http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp to which all required documentation can […]

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Arrival in Rome of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the arrival of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Ciampino Military Airport on 6 March 2013 are asked to apply for accreditation – no later than 12:00 noon on 1 March – by completing the interactive form available at the link http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp to which all required documentation can […]

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Foreign ministry committed to foreign vote – Data on turnout

Of the 3,494,687 ballots send by embassies and consulates to Italians residing abroad, including those legally added locally, our foreign missions are reporting a turnout of 1,122,296. It was not possible to deliver 11.38% of those sent out. The percentage of ballots of the total sent out and submitted to foreign missions in Europe is […]

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PARIS – The future of italian architecture

After the exhibition dedicated to the “Tendenza” movement at the Pompidou Centre, France turns the spot light once again on the art of building in Italy. The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will host an exhibition of projects by Startt (Studio di Architettura e Trasformazioni Territoriali) on the future of Italian architecture. Read more, in […]

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Closed Ministerial Meeting on Syria – Also in Rome US Secretary of State Kerry

Italy once again takes centre stage in international diplomacy’s quest for a solution to the Syrian crisis. The spotlight will be on Rome on 28 February for the meeting of the “Closed Ministerial Meeting on Syria” organized by the Italian foreign ministry at the request of US Secretary of State John Kerry (in Rome as of […]

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Farnesina: School for young female Arab diplomats

To facilitate access to the international foreign service for young women from Northern Africa and the Middle East, is the goal of the “Women in Diplomacy School”, an idea realised by the Italian Foreign Ministry and the SIOI on Minister Giulio Terzi’s initiative, that began this morning. 20 Young women from Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Battle of the chefs for 3 italians

Three Italian chefs battled it out at the “San Francisco Italian Athletic Club” on Monday 25 February, each seeking the prize for the best first-course dish. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, the SF Italian Athletic and FIERI, in collaboration with Viola Buitoni Club. Read more in Italian.

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PERU’ – Viaggio “italiano” tra le piramidi di Cahuachi (in translation)

L’Italia protagonista di un emozionante viaggio tra le piramidi della Velle di Nazca. Il professor Giuseppe Orefici, direttore della missione di scavo italiana a Cahuachi, ha tenuto nel centro storico di Lima, in suggestivi locali del ministero degli Esteri peruviano, la conferenza “Le piramidi di Cahuachi: progressi delle ricerche sul centro teocratico Nazca”. Feconda collaborazione […]

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Visit to Rome by US Secretary of State John Kerry – 27/28 February 2013

Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in covering the events planned at Villa Madama for US secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Rome on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 February are asked to apply for accreditation using the online accreditation system now available at the “Journalists Area” on the home page of the foreign […]

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