Diplomacy, Bonino at SIOI for the masters closing ceremony

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino was the SIOI’s guest of honour at the ceremony for the conclusion of the 2012-2013 Masters in Diplomatic Studies (preparatory course for the diplomatic competitive examination). The minister was welcomed by the organisation’s current President, and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini. Speakers at the ceremony, which was attended by the approximately 100 Masters students and 30 winners of the last diplomatic competition who attended the SIOI courses, included the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General Michele Valensise, Director General for Resources and Innovation Elisabetta Belloni, and retired Ambassador Laura Mirachian