America Settentrionale

Cultural Diplomacy

31 October 2024

“ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT” at the Chicago International Film Festival

For the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presented the retrospective “ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT”, a selection of films by Italian women directors showcased at the Festival over the past 60 years. With a free weekly screening, the Institute invited the public to rediscover the history of Chicago’s […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 October 2024

Washington, launching the “Italy – US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative”

The Italy – US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative has been launched at the Embassy of Italy to the United States in Washington.  On the Italian side, the program is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces, 14 regions of Italy, Confindustria, the Transatlantic Investment […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 October 2024

Toronto – The Unfindable Surface

In collaboration with Villa Charities and with the support of Heritage Calabria, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto and the Italian Cultural Institute are proud to present the exhibition ‘La Superficie Introvabile | The Unfindable Surface.’ Featuring the works of two Italian artists, Anna Romanello and Mario Martinelli, this exhibition is intended to celebrate […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 October 2024

Washington, Ambassador Zappia opens event on Ukraine reconstruction

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, yesterday opened the event “Partnerships for Reconstruction: the Road to the Rome Ukraine Reconstruction Conference 2025,” which was attended by Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko. The initiative, hosted at the Embassy of Italy in Washington in collaboration with the Ukrainian Embassy, was dedicated to discussions […]

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Press Releases

22 October 2024

Undersecretary Silli attends the Italy-Canada Conference 2024

This afternoon, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli took part in the Italy-Canada Conference 2024, an annual event organised by the Canadian Chamber in Italy and the Canada-Europe Economic Chamber in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada in Italy. “At a time of geopolitical turmoil, Canada remains a strategic economic partner for Italy,” the […]

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Economic Diplomacy

17 October 2024

Sparkle announces its collaboration on new pan-regional submarine cable system in Central America

Sparkle, in collaboration with Liberty Networks, a leading provider of infrastructure and business connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Gold Data, a technology company focused on telecommunications infrastructure that provides international connectivity in the Caribbean and Latin America, will participate in the construction and marketing of the new MANTA submarine system. This will […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 October 2024

Washington, Ambassador Zappia participates in the Columbus Day celebrations

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, participated on the 15th of October in the Columbus Day celebrations held in New York, together with the Vice President of the Italian Senate, Senator Licia Ronzulli, and the Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Honorable Giorgio Mulè. “Columbus Day is a special […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 October 2024

New York, Siena was a protagonist at MET

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York inaugurated on October 8th the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Sienese art of the 14th century, titled “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350.” “I am delighted that one of the world’s most important and prestigious museums has chosen to host this exhibition, which […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 October 2024

Washington, DC – Oncologist Monica Bertagnolli was conferred the honour of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

The Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, presented in Washington the honor of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic to Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest biomedical research agency. “It is truly a great pleasure to be able to bestow such […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 October 2024

Opera recital “All’alba vincerò” with the Festival Pucciniano Foundation organised in Ottawa

On 8 October, the opera recital “All’alba vincerò. A musical journey through Puccini’s masterpieces” was held at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre in Ottawa. The concert was organised by the Embassy of Italy in Canada in collaboration with the Festival Pucciniano Foundation, which every year stages in Torre del Lago the only festival in the world […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 September 2024

New York, event to remember the heroes of the holocaust

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, hosted today at the Italian Consulate General in New York the event “Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust,” to honor 60 diplomats – including 6 Italians – for their aid to Jews persecuted by the Nazis during the Second World War. “The extraordinary example of these […]

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Press Releases

24 September 2024

Statement by Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly

New York, September 23, 2024 Statement by Antonio Tajani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy in his capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly   Introduction In today’s meeting in New York, in the wake of the Summit of the Future, […]

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