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America Settentrionale

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11 April 2017
United States – Calvino and videogames: fusion in Jonathan Blow’s art

In 1984, Italo Calvino  was invited to hold a series of lectures at Harvard University. Before his death, he completed five of the six Lessons planned on the imaginative possibilities of language and literature. His lessons were collected under the well-known title of “American Lessons: Six Memos for the Next Millennium”, now available with a […]

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Press Releases
7 April 2017
Syria

Minister Alfano: “Italy understands the reasons of a US military action, proportionate in time and manner, in response to an unacceptable sense of impunity, and as a sign of deterrence against the risk of a further use of chemical weapons by Assad, in addition to the cases already ascertained by the United Nations.”The Minister of […]

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30 March 2017
United States – New Italians of New York, meet the women

In the same month as International Women’s Day, the “Meet the New Italians of New York” cycle continues with an event dedicated to women entrepreneurs, designers and journalists who have made a name for themselves in the Big Apple. On March 30, at 6.30 p.m., the Italian Consulate General in New York will be hosting: […]

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27 March 2017
The “Ever Closer Union” exhibition and the Conference “CETA: A New Framework for International Relations or the Last of Its Kind?” held in Toronto

Toronto has hosting the exhibition “Ever Closer Union” and the “CETA: A New Framework for International Relations or the Last of Its Kind?” that provided the setting for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Treaties. Both events were held at the Glendon College of York University and were organized by the […]

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Press Releases
25 March 2017
Undersecretary of State Amendola in New York. The Security Council unanimously approves the Resolution to protect cultural heritage

The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved the Resolution proposed by Italy and France, requiring Countries to protect cultural heritage from the destruction of war and against the illegal trafficking of historical assets. Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, was in New York where he contributed to the discussion and participated in the […]

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Speeches
24 March 2017
Speech by Hon. Minister at the Atlantic Council – “Facing Common Challenges: the Italian Contribution to Global Security” (Washington DC, 21 marzo 2017)

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   President Kempe, Members of the Atlantic Council, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to be here at the Atlantic Council. The Atlantic Council is the “home” of free-thinking and dialogue. It promotes the key values that underpin the great relationship between America and Europe. And […]

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24 March 2017
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome in Washington

On 22 March 2017, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, inaugurated the event at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome. The event featured a concert  titled “In Dreams Awake,” composed and conducted by Maestro Gabriele Ciampi. The concert […]

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Press Releases
23 March 2017
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova and the Canadian Ambassador to Italy have signed a framework Agreement on reciprocal recognition for the conversion of drivers’ licenses

The Framework Agreement on Reciprocal Recognition for the Conversion of Drivers’ Licences was signed yesterday at the Farnesina by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, and the Canadian Ambassador to Italy, Peter McGovern. “It is a framework agreement between two different systems – the Canadian federal system and […]

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23 March 2017
Los Angeles to host round table on topical European project issues

The Consulate General in Los Angeles, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute, has organised an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, or the establishment of the European Community. The event will take place on March 28 on the premises of the Italian Cultural Institute. The round […]

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Press Releases
21 March 2017
Minister Alfano continues ​his mission to the United States in Washington

On Tuesday, 21 March, at 11 a.m., Minister Alfano will address the Atlantic Council with a paper entitled “Facing common challenges: The Italian contribution to Security”. Minister Alfano will then go to Capitol Hill for a meeting with the Italian American Congressional Delegation and, at 3:30 p.m., he will have a meeting at the Senate […]

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20 March 2017
Minister Alfano in New York, first stop on his mission to the United States

Minister Alfano yesterday attended the closing ceremony of the “Change the World Model UN 2017” event held in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations. Today, at the offices of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN, Minister Alfano will meet with the major Jewish associations in the United States (the American Jewish […]

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