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24 July 2012
Washington: cycling to Vancouver to raise funds for cancer research

“I was diagnosed with Leukemia less than four months ago,” explained 37-year-old Luigi Laraia, World Bank Advisor in Washington, who announced his intention to cycle from there to Vancouver to publicise his story and to raise awareness of the disease and funds for research aimed at defeating it for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. “My […]

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23 July 2012
UNITED STATES: Vinitaly comes to Capitol Hill

Vinitaly comes to Capitol Hill, with a wine-tasting at the House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee, which made it possible for major members of the Italian wine-making community to connect with the Congressional “Wince Caucus”. The event also provided an opportunity for a delegation led by Verona-Fiere and Vinitaly, and consisting of six producers (Cantina Castello […]

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Speeches
17 July 2012
Dettaglio intervento

EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)in the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) (Fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Vice Presidente Tajani, Ambasciatore Sapiro, Ambasciatore Thorne, Presidente Squinzi, autorità e rappresentanti del mondo delle imprese, Signore e Signori, sono particolarmente lieta di ricevervi al Ministero degli Affari Esteri per inaugurare oggi […]

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17 July 2012
Women in Diplomacy – Terzi: inclusione donne parte essenziale della democrazia (in translation)

Le donne, sempre più protagoniste dei processi di transizione socio-politica ed economica, rappresentano tutt’oggi una risorsa non ancora pienamente valorizzata e molto resta ancora da fare in termini di parità economica e affermazione in politica. La conferenza ‘Women in Diplomacy’, che si è svolta alla Farnesina su impulso del Sottosegretario Marta Dassù, è servita proprio […]

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16 July 2012
Women in Diplomacy – Inclusion of women an essential part of democracy, says Terzi

Women’s entry to diplomacy is an “unstoppable trend” and “their success in the international field must act as an inspiration for public sector organisations and private sector companies”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in his message to Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on the occasion of the international conference […]

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Press Releases
13 July 2012
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“High Representative Ashton’s mission to Asia was a great diplomatic success for the European Union, with which we are delighted and fully identify”. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on the Declaration of Cooperation between Europe and the United States that Catherine Ashton signed with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the end of […]

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12 July 2012
Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – support for industry and SMEs is my personal challenge, says Terzi

“Our challenge, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ministry dedicated to growth and with a pronounced economic bent, is to provide broad-based support for the activities” of the large-scale, medium-sized and small enterprises of the aerospace and defence industries. Minister Giulio Terzi spoke at the closing of the Finmeccanica stand at the Farnborough air […]

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12 July 2012
DETROIT: Amb. bisogniero meets with Italian business community

On 9 July Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero visited Detroit to meet with representatives of the Italian business community there. After meeting with FIAT-CHRYSLER CEO Sergio Marchionne, the ambassador had a working lunch with representatives of Oakland County, where a large number of Italian firms such as – Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group – are […]

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12 July 2012
‘Women in Diplomacy’ – Foreign Ministry Rome, 16 luglio

Less than 20% of the world’s decision-makers are women and, despite the important positions they hold in many fields, much remains to be done in terms of equal pay and political participation. Women, increasingly leaders in socio-economic and political transition processes, are a resource that has not yet been fully tapped. Building a Network for […]

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11 July 2012
Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – EU-US Workshop on SMEs and steering promotion of the country system

The MFA maintains its commitment to the “diplomacy of growth” through various initiatives aimed at promoting the country system, as foreign ministry spokesperson Giuseppe Manzo explained in his customary press briefing. TEC The EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will be held on Thursday 12 […]

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4 July 2012
Los Angeles: fund-raising appeal to restore Ferrera’s Municipal Theatre after the earthquake

The Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Cultural Institute and the Italo-Americano newspaper, has launched a fund-raising campaign for the Municipal Theatre in Ferrara. The campaign is an expression of solidarity – by Italians, Italian-Americans and Americans who love Italy – with the communities hit by the earthquake in Emilia Romagna. […]

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4 July 2012
Washington: USA-EU E-Health Workshop

On 28 June Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted an E-health Workshop in organised in collaboration with the European Commission and the US Department of Health and Human Services. The event, which took place in the framework of the E-health is among the priorities of the Transatlantic Economic Dialogue (TEC), was opened by the Ambassador […]

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