America Settentrionale

In detail

27 January 2022

Granarolo Group expands its distribution network in the US thanks to SIMEST Venture Capital Fund

Granarolo Group, a leading company in the dairy industry, shall further expand its market share in North America by acquiring both productive and commercial companies. The transaction was also made possible thanks to the public contribution provided by the Venture Capital Fund (Fondo Venture Capital – FVC), an instrument managed by SIMEST in agreement with […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 January 2022

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: an interview with Dacia Maraini in Detroit

The Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan commemorated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day with two screenings: an interview with writer Dacia Maraini, who shared her experience in a concentration camp, and the movie “Un cielo stellato sopra il ghetto di Roma” [A Starry Sky above the Roman Ghetto], directed […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 January 2022

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: commemoration ceremony held in Park Avenue, New York

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Italy’s Consulate General in New York hosted the traditional ceremony – organised alongside Centro Primo Levi – during which the names of the Italian deportees are read out. This year too the event was held on the sidewalk of Park Avenue, just outside the Consulate and […]

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Diplomatic Network

25 January 2022

International Holocaust Remembrance Day in San Francisco, a film on Moshe Bejski

The documentary film that tells the story of Moshe Bejski, the man who for many years was the President of the Israeli Commission in charge of preserving the memory of those who helped save the lives of Jews during the Shoah, will be screened by the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco from 27 January to […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 January 2022

Toronto, webinar on the creativity of architect Gio Ponti

The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto organized a webinar titled “Design To” on the prestigious architect Gio Ponti, to be held on Friday, 21 January, with keynote speaker Fulvio Irace, professor emeritus at the Milan Polytechnic. Gio Ponti (1891-1979) was the emblem of Italy as it rose from the rubble of war, having conquered a prominent […]

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In detail

14 January 2022

United States – the new label to identify Genetically Modified Organisms comes into effect

The National Mandatory Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), published on the Federal Register at the following link  came into effect as of 1 January 2022. Pursuant to its publication, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) obliges food producers, importers and retailers to include the presence of genetically modified ingredients on their labels, marking them […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 January 2022

New York: Italy’s ancient treasures on show

The Italian Consulate General in New York and the Italian Cultural Institute opened “Ancient Treasures from Italy”, an exhibition containing 40 artifacts from the Etruscan, Greco-Roman and Italic civilizations. The artifacts are a selection of archaeological finds that were returned to the Italian Consulate General by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office last 15 December as […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 December 2021

Washington, virtual meeting with author Edith Bruck

The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington has organised a virtual meeting, on 24 January 2022, with the Hungarian-born, naturalised Italian, author Edith Bruck, a witness of the Shoah. The author will dialogue with Stefania Lucamante, Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of Cagliari and Professor of Italian Studies at the Catholic University of America, […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 December 2021

The “Created in Italy” exhibition hits San Francisco

The exhibition “Created In Italy – the attitude for the impossible” makes a stop abroad for the first time at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. Inaugurated on 17 December, the exhibition on the Italian industrial landscape, an original project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Directorate General for Cultural and […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 December 2021

Washington, webinar on bilateral cooperation in the field of space

On the occasion of the Italy’s First National Space Day, the Embassy of Italy in Washington organized a virtual event on “US-Italy Cooperation on Space Exploration and Exploitation” to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of space. “Today, space is one of the most effective drivers of economic growth, and innovation is the key to […]

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Press Releases

3 December 2021

ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Stabbing of two Italians in New York

The Italian Foreign Ministry and the Consulate General in New York, in close collaboration with the local police, are following with the utmost attention the serial stabbing case in which one Italian was killed and another wounded. We are providing every possible assistance to the Italian who was injured and to the family members of […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 December 2021

Washington, celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme

The Italian Embassy in Washington, DC and the United States Department of State will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme with a roundtable discussion entitled “The Contribution of Fulbright Scholars to Covid-19”, on the 160th anniversary of Italy-US bilateral diplomatic relations. Since its inception in 1948, the Programme has provided a great contribution […]

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