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Diplomatic Network
4 March 2019
Toronto hosts conferences and workshops on theatre masks

The expressive power of masks, common to most cultures and representing one of the oldest examples of artistic expression, was the main focus of conferences and workshops organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto. Two representatives of the Sartori family spoke about the history of masks and the ancient art of making them in […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 February 2019
Los Angeles: the Creativity Award IIC goes to Preziosi and Cucinotta

Alessandro Preziosi and Maria Grazia Cucinotta are this year’s winners of the Los Angeles Creativity Award organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC). The presentation of the award took place at the end of the ‘Los Angeles Italia – Film Fashion and Art Fest’, which is celebrated every year in the week preceding the Oscars. […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 February 2019
Chicago: Muti holds a concert to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre

The 75th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre was commemorated in Chicago with a number of initiatives promoted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti, in partnership with the Italian Consulate General and Cultural Institute. On 21 February, Muti conducted Symphony N. 9 by American composer and Pulitzer prize winner William Howard Schuman, […]

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Press Releases
13 February 2019
Minister Moavero Milanesi on mission in Warsaw

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a mission to Warsaw on 13 and 14 February to attend the Ministerial Conference “Promoting a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East”, organised at the initiative of the United States of America and hosted by the Polish Government. The American […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 February 2019
The captured soul of landmarks in an exhibition in San Francisco

Stefano Forgione and Giuseppe Rossi – two Italian artists who create works of art in historic and landmark sites by using the natural proliferation of moulds on jute  – are the guest stars of an exhibition that opened yesterday at the Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco. The exhibition, titled “Genius Loci”, is sponsored by the Italian […]

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Diplomatic Network
1 February 2019
Filming Italy-Los Angeles: Italy used as a film setting

Claudia Cardinale, an icon of style and beauty, was the guest star at the fourth edition of Filming Italy – Los Angeles, which was attended by personalities from Italy’s and Hollywood’s film industries, and that has just closed at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Los Angeles and at the Harmony Gold Theater.  By promoting Italian film productions, Filming Italy – […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 January 2019
Visit by Deputy Minister Del Re to the UN Headquarters

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, visited the UN Headquarters in New York from 28 to 30 January. The main topics discussed with her interlocutors included Italy’s commitment towards promoting peace and development in Africa, support for the implementation of Agenda 2030 with a focus on empowering young people and women, reform […]

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Diplomatic Network
30 January 2019
Bicycle Thieves film at the PuSh in Vancouver

A new take on Vittorio de Sica’s masterpiece ‘Bicycle Thieves’, with live musical and voice accompaniment, was performed for two evenings at PuSh, the international festival in Vancouver, now in its 15th year. The Italian Consulate General, in association with the Italian Cultural Centre, organised the screening. The neorealist film was shown without sound and with […]

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Press Releases
28 December 2018
Minister Moavero Milanesi’s mission to Washington, DC

  The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be traveling on a mission to Washington, D.C. on 3 – 4 January 2019. Several meetings are scheduled, namely: at the State Department with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; at the White House, with National Security Advisor John Bolton; and in […]

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Press Releases
28 December 2018
莫阿韦罗·米兰内西部长访问华盛顿

外交和国际合作部长恩佐·莫阿韦罗·米兰内西（Enzo Moavero Milanesi）将于2019年1月3日至4日访问华盛顿。计划将举行多次会晤，特别是：在国务院会见国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥（Mike Pompeo）、在白宫会见国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿，以及会见一些国会内的资深成员。 在会谈中，莫阿韦罗部长将会谈及涉及两国之间明确双边关系的众多议题。美意两国共同关心的所有主要国际问题自然也是讨论的主要内容，例如：全球安全、地中海地区情况、稳定利比的承诺、中东和平道路、非洲经济和社会发展以及跨大西洋政治、经济和商业关系等。 在美意之间牢固的战略关系背景下，预定的会议也是双方就国际合作及构成其传统构架的机构面临的机遇和挑战，进行情况更新和有益交流的关键机会。就此议题双方将讨论：联合国和欧安组织行动、北约内部关系、美国与欧盟关系、美意两国在保持成熟的国际法规则体系全面有效性方面的共同动机，特别关注目前公开冲突的积极解决和对核以及生物化学不扩散保证协议的遵守。 意大利将进一步加强与美国的关系，这种关系建立在强大和真挚友谊的悠久传统基础上，并一直获得了已经在美国生活了近两个世纪的众多意大利社区的文化、创业精神和政治活力的印证。

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Diplomatic Network
12 December 2018
Italy-USA Joint Science Commission meets in Washington

To celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Italy-U.S. Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement, the Italy-U.S. Joint Commission (JCM) on science and technology held its 13th meeting in Washington to discuss strengthening the cooperation programmes already under way and new cooperation projects in sectors such as physics, telecommunications, health, forestry and resilience to natural […]

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