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Diplomatic Network

2 December 2022

USA, Focus on GenZ and technology at the Italian Embassy

Social commitment, activism, open-mindedness. But also anxiety, scepticism, a sense of being overwhelmed, distrust of political debate. This is how Generation Z – better known as GenZ – describes its relationship with the world of traditional media and with major foreign policy issues. What emerged from the event “GenZ, The News, And The World”, organised […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 November 2022

“Primo Innovare” – Innovation Italy in Seattle

The Italy of innovation and investment has been showcased in Seattle for the first time since the pandemic, with the “Primo Innovare” (First Innovate) initiative. “Primo Innovare” took place on 16 November 2022 in Seattle, the American Pacific Coast city that is home to giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing and Starbucks. Ten innovative Italian startups […]

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Press Releases

1 November 2022

Italy-Canada: Youth Mobility Agreement comes into effect 

Today, 1 November 2022, the Italy-Canada Youth Mobility Agreement comes into effect, offering professional training opportunities to Italian and Canadian youths of between 18 and 35 years of age accessing the world of labour. The Agreement was signed within the framework of the excellent bilateral relations between Italy and Canada which celebrate their 75th anniversary this […]

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Press Releases

24 October 2022

​Telephone call between the Foreign Minister, the Hon. Antonio Tajani, and American Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Hon. Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation today with the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Minister Tajani confirmed the absolute priority Italy assigns to its relationship with the United States. He expressed his intention to further strengthen the two countries’ excellent bilateral relations and pursue […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 October 2022

​San Francisco: first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub opens

On 20 October 2022 the first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub – INNOV.IT – opens in San Francisco. The Hub brings together the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian Trade Agency’s (ICE-Agenzia) inward investment and innovation desks and the new Innovation Centre, all in the one place. The initiative was proposed by our Embassy in Washington […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 October 2022

“Contemporary Art Day” in the United States

“This year’s ‘Contemporary Art Day’ offers the unique opportunity to address, in a different way, complex and increasingly topical issues such as sustainability and climate change”, Italy’s Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, said. “Italy’s commitment in addressing these challenges while promoting more environment-friendly practices is to be seen in all activity sectors,” the […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 September 2022

Consul General in Vancouver on mission to Calgary

The Italian Consul General in Vancouver, Fabio Messineo, travelled to Calgary to meet the Country’s largest Italian community in Alberta to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the city’s Italian Cultural Centre and to introduce the newly appointed Consular Correspondent, Attorney Andrea Riccio. He took the opportunity to also visit the International Disaster Relief Centre of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 September 2022

Detroit hosts a festival dedicated to Italian creativity

Detroit hosted the 9th of the 12 events scheduled within the framework of the “LoveITDetroit” initiative, a one-month-long series of cultural promotion activities structured as a “Festival dedicated to Italian creativity”. Among other things, the initiative proposes a permanent installation of Made-in-Italy products and a parallel presence in the Metaverse, configured as a global platform accessible […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 September 2022

The Consulate of Italy in Detroit presents LoveITDetroit: a celebration of Made in Italy in the United States and the Metaverse.

The VI edition of the Italian Design Day was the perfect opportunity for the Consulate of Italy in Detroit to launch the four-year campaign for the promotion of Italian Design in Detroit, the only US UNESCO City of Design. The participation of the internationally renowned Architect and Designer Roberto Palomba as Ambassador of Italian Design in the […]

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Press Releases

30 July 2022

The Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, on a visit to the US for a meeting within the framework of the Bilateral Strategic Dialogue

In Washington, the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, met with the Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland within the framework of the Bilateral Strategic Dialogue. The meeting offered the opportunity to make a joint analysis of the main topics on the international agenda, especially the conflict in […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 July 2022

The Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, is on an official visit to Canada

The conflict in Ukraine, food and energy security, the stabilization of Libya and the situation in the Sahel were the topics on the agenda of the meeting in Ottawa between the Farnesina’s Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, and his Canadian counterpart, Heidi Hulan. Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, on an official visit to Canada […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 July 2022

Ambassador Massari – new Vice President of UN ECOSOC Bureau

Ambassador Massari is the new Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council. Thus, Italy returns to the Bureau after 23 years, with a prestigious election by acclamation to the body’s Vice Presidency. Its last stint was in 1999, when Ambassador Fulci held the Presidency. This marks the second extraordinary recognition for Italy in […]

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