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25 October 2015
Joint Statement on Libya by the Ambassadors and Special Envoys to Libya of the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States

Tunis, 24 October 2015 “The Ambassadors and Envoys of the countries listed below strongly condemn the October 23 terrorist attack in Benghazi, which targeted a peaceful demonstration and resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.  Benghazi is critical to Libya’s overall stability, and the latest attack underscores the urgent need to bring peace to […]

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20 October 2015
Cartoline dall’altra Italia – The sommelier that seduced the Big Apple

A diplomatic career suspended in order to dedicate herself to the promotion of winemaking. Today Alessandra Rotondi lives in New York, where she has earned the nickname “The Wine Lady” for having created the project “Wine Seduction”, which flanks technical explanations of wine with seduction and fun. “New Yorkers flatly reject anything boring, so I […]

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19 October 2015
The UN to come: “Romun2015” concluding ceremony

The 2015 edition of “Romun” came to a close today at the Italian foreign ministry in Rome. This youth-oriented simulation of the workings of the UN was promoted by the SIOI and the diplomatic missions of the United States in Italy and to the UN in Rome. More than 500 young people participated in five […]

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17 October 2015
Gentiloni e Kerry si incontrano a Expo

Dopo la visita del Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite di ieri in occasione del World Food Day, oggi è stata la volta del Segretario di Stato statunitense John Kerry, accolto ad Expo dal Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni.   Sicurezza alimentare e cambiamenti climatici al cuore di Expo e degli impegni […]

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17 October 2015
Gentiloni and Kerry meet at EXPO

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni followed the UN Secretary General’s visit to EXPO for World Food Day by welcoming U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Food security and climate change at the heart of EXPO and Cooperation pledges “Our presence here confirms the importance of food security and climate change, which […]

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13 October 2015
Ottawa – From Ennio Morricone to Nino Rota: Italian film soundtracks

“The Most Beautiful Italian Film Soundtracks” is the title of an event promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Ottawa and Carlton University. The event will take place on Saturday 24 October at the university’s Kailash Mital Theatre. The evening will feature live performances by Enzo De […]

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9 October 2015
New York – Exhibition “La luce del Sud Italia” and 19th century painting

The exhibition “La luce del Sud Italia Dipinti della Scuola Napoletana del XIX secolo”, hosted through 5 November by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York offers a journey through the South of Italy, the Mediterranean and its colours, from the excavations of Pompei to the majesty of Vesuvius, the jagged coastline and the charm […]

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8 October 2015
Ottawa – Italian opera with Rossini and Carnevale Romano

In the course of the 15th Italian Language Week, the National Arts Centre of Ottawa hosted a performance of Rossini’s “Barber of Seville”, performed by the local “Opera Lyra” Company conducted by Giuseppe Pietraroia under the direction of Dennis Garnhum. The same centre also hosted the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s season opening concert entitled “Carnevale Romano”. […]

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7 October 2015
New York – “The Trauma of Painting” al Guggenheim l’arte di Burri

Oltre cento opere, per la prima retrospettiva di Alberto Burri in oltre 35 anni e la più completa mai allestita negli Stati Uniti sull’artista italiano. Dal 9 ottobre al 6 gennaio il Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum di New York ospiterà “The Trauma of Painting”: esplorando la bellezza e la complessità del processo creativo che sta […]

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6 October 2015
Philadelphia – ‘Ciao Philadelphia’, a month of tours and concerts

The ties between Philadelphia and Italy are many, as explained by “Ciao Philadelphia”, a month of over 60 events organised by the Consulate General under the guidance of Andrea Canepari, in collaboration with other major cultural institutions and organisations of the Delaware Valley, a region that boasts one of the largest Italo-Italian communities in the […]

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