America Settentrionale

In detail

27 February 2013

Closed Ministerial Meeting on Syria: Aid to opposition. Halt violence, Assad out

An appeal to the Syrian regime for the immediate cessation of the bombardments and for President Assad to step down, and the promise of increased political and material support to the Syrian National Coalition, recognised as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. This was the outcome of a meeting Minister Giulio Terzi chaired […]

Read more

In detail

26 February 2013

WASHINGTON honours Renato Dulbecco

On the first anniversary of the death of Renato Dulbecco, distinguished Italian biologist and physician and winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, the Italian Embassy in Washington has organized a conference in his honour. “The Dulbecco Legacy from cancer biology, molecular genetics and novel therapeutic applications, to science […]

Read more

In detail

22 February 2013

High Level Group on Syria – Meeting in Rome 28 February. Consolidate coalition activity, says Terzi

Italy is once at the centre of the international diplomatic effort to resolve the Syrian crisis. The spotlight will be on Rome next Thursday, 28 February, for the meeting of the “High Level Group on Syria” organised by Italian diplomacy at the request of the new US Secretary of State, John Kerry. Taking part will […]

Read more

In detail

6 February 2013

HATS ON FILM: TUSCAN CRAFTSMANSHIP IN LOS ANGELES

The “Hats on Film” exhibition, a celebration of Italian style and craftsmanship, opens at the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles on 19 February 2013. The event is being promoted by the “Cappello di Firenze” consortium and Artigianato e Palazzo, a fair featuring the best of Italian craftsmanship. On display will be hundreds of straw […]

Read more

In detail

5 February 2013

Female genital mutilation – Abolish this cruel practice as soon as possible, urges Terzi

A new impetus for the campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), the aim being a worldwide ban in the shortest time possible. This is Italy’s goal in promoting a two-day conference at the Farnesina on policies to combat a practice of which 140 million girls worldwide are victims. A practice that affects not just Africa […]

Read more

In detail

5 February 2013

We must promote a USA-EU free trade area, says Terzi

The European Union and the United States must create a trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) if we are to emerge more quickly from the tunnel of the crisis. The point was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, opening a workshop on trans-Atlantic relations organised by the Farnesina in collaboration with the Institute for International Affairs […]

Read more

In detail

5 February 2013

USA – year of italian culture opens in Boston

The Boston events for the Year of Italian Culture in the US got off to a great start, attracting about 7,000 people eager to celebrate the best of Italy’s arts and traditions. Highlights included the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s homage to Verdi, with an exquisite Requiem, a performance of his “Rigoletto” by the Boston Youth Symphony […]

Read more

In detail

4 February 2013

UN: Ministerial at the Farnesina – we’re working for a more open and democratic Security Council

Italy has been working for over two years for a United Nations Security Council that is “more open to democratic criteria and with more space for smaller countries”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a ministerial at the Farnesina on Security Council reform, which was attended by over […]

Read more

In detail

30 January 2013

Montreal – Convenzione per insegnamento italiano in quattro scuole (in translation)

E’ stata siglata a Montreal una convenzione tra la Fondazione Comunitaria Canadese-Italiana (FCCI), che raccoglie rappresentanti della “business community” italo-canadese, la English Montreal School Board (EMSB) ed il Consolato Generale per l’insegnamento della lingua italiana in orario scolastico in quattro istituti di istruzione primaria della città. Promozione e tutela della lingua e della cultura italiana […]

Read more

Press Releases

28 January 2013

Terzi and us mid-east envoy agree that working toward revival of direct israeli-palestinian talks.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received US Special Envoy for the Middle East David Hale in Rome today. The minister assured Hale of Italy’s continuing and “strongly convinced” support for US efforts at encouraging the resumption of direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, referring to this as “the only path to relaunching the peace […]

Read more

Press Releases

27 January 2013

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Italian Embassies and Consulates around the world recall the Shoah

“Remembering is a duty, and we must see to it that, first and foremost, we render homage to the many women and men who acted as heroes in that extraordinary situation and stood up to the negation of humanity”. With these words Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commemorates the Day of Remembrance, a solemn, […]

Read more

In detail

18 January 2013

LOS ANGELES – FINAZZER’S PINOCCHIO FOR THE YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE

The Year of Italian Culture in the USA is proud to be represented by Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio”, staged by its Italian author, actor and director Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. The piece, entitled, “Pinocchio – A Puppet Story” will debut on 18 January at 18:30 at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and tour the country […]

Read more