America Settentrionale

Diplomatic Network

17 February 2022

USA, Ambassador Zappia meets senior Italian group managers

16 February 2022 “The recovery of Italy and the United States and the record data on bilateral trade in 2021 means that we can look towards 2022 with optimism, paying due attention to the geopolitical context and critical factors such as inflation pressures”. This was part of the address given by Italian Ambassador Mariangela Zappia […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 February 2022

The Italian Embassy in Washington celebrates the International Day of Girls and Women in Science with webinar: “A WOMAN’S EYE ON IMMUNOLOGY”

A significant gender gap persists around the world in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Despite some progress, women are still underrepresented in these fields. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are crucial to contribute to global economic development and to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For the […]

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Diplomatic Network

8 February 2022

Opening of the 7th edition of Filming Italy in Los Angeles

Human rights, the future of young people, equal opportunities through the promotion of the role of women in the filmmaking industry, and the relaunch of film and TV productions following the lockdown are the main topics of the 7th edition of Filming Italy, which will open in Los Angeles on 28 February and will continue until […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 February 2022

Book on Benedetto Croce to be presented in Toronto

For the 70th anniversary of Benedetto Croce’s death the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto will present the Italian translation of “Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism” by Fabio F. Rizi and organise the webinar “Benedetto Croce: From anti-Fascism to the birth of the Italian Republic” on Zoom on 24 February (12:30 pm, local time). The book […]

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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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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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