The city of Los Angeles was the setting for the event “Nino! Tribute to Nino Manfredi!”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Consulate General, in honour of the Italian actor who passed away in 2004. A series of screenings were held of his best known films along with an exhibition on his private and […]
Read moreMusic as an instrument of peace and vehicle for dialogue among cultures and faiths: this was the conviction behind ‘Peace Through Music In Our Age’, a major musical event held at Washington’s Constitution Hall in honour of the memory of recently canonised Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreIl Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Mario Giro è in visita in Quebec per incontrare i rappresentanti della comunità italiana locale e partecipare alla Conferenza sul futuro della lingua italiana in Canada, un Paese che conta circa 1,5 milioni di cittadini di origine italiana. La diffusione della lingua italiana in Quebec è in aumento grazie alla […]
Read moreForeign Minister Federica Mogherini’s first official visit to the United States continued with a meeting with the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, a discussion of the European elections and an interview on the Ukraine crisis on CNN International. Minister Mogherini also mentioned the White House’s keen interest in EXPO 2015 and a possible participation […]
Read moreSECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody, I guess almost good evening. Federica, benvenuta a Washington. We’re happy to have you here. I’m very delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Mogherini to Washington. We met in Rome about two months ago, I think it was, and in the best Italian-American tradition, we bonded over food as well as […]
Read moreThe first official visit by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini to the United States opened with a wide-ranging discussion with the American Secretary of State John Kerry. Topics examined included the crisis in Ukraine (“we must support the national dialogue”); the stalemate in Syria; the two Italian marines detained in India; and the schoolgirls abducted in […]
Read moreIl Sottosegretario Mario Giro partecipa a Washington al Consiglio permanente dell’Organizzazione degli Stati Americani, per illustrare le direttrici dell’impegno italiano nelle regione .“Gli assi della nostra politica latino americana, sono quelli indicati dal Ministro Mogherini. Si basano su realismo, cooperazione, interdipendenza, responsabilizzazione di tutti gli attori e dialogo continentale con tutti, senza pregiudiziali” ha affermato […]
Read moreThe “Europe Day” Open House at the Italian Embassy in Washington attracted 6,000 visitors who enjoyed a rich programme of events organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and other organisations and businesses. The theme of the event, “A Journey to Italy: How Italians discovered the world”, provided opportunities to explore art, science, music […]
Read moreOn Saturday, May 10, the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC, will open its doors to the public for the annual European Union Embassies’ Open House (#EUOpenHouse). The event, in which all the EU member states’ embassies in the American capital take part, always attracts large numbers of […]
Read moreLa rete diplomatica italiana a San Francisco, in prima fila a favore della diffusione di una cultura del cibo sana, partecipa al Food Revolution Day (Frd).La kermesse, organizzata sotto l’egida della Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Foundation, propone una serie di eventi dedicati alla promozione di una cultura culinaria coscienziosa e salutare. Nell’ambito della tre giorni […]
Read moreThe Farnesina celebrates Italy’s removal from the US “watch list” of countries under observation for problems regarding intellectual property. This important outcome, after 25 years of having been listed, is the fruit of intense and coordinated activity by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its embassy in Washington, and other national administrations and authorities. Especially […]
Read more“Centotrent’anni di capolavori”. E’ questo il titolo di una mostra sui gioielli di Bulgari, che si terra’ a Houston a partire dal 2 maggio presso il Museum of Natural Science: circa 150 pezzi unici provenienti dalla collezione storica Bulgari, che comprende alcuni dei capolavori custoditi nella casa madre di Roma ed altri concessi in prestito […]
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