America Settentrionale

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10 May 2013

ITALY-USA – Washington Embassy becomes a ‘piazza italiana’

In keeping with Europe Day’s “Shortcut to Europe: European Union Embassies Open House”, and along with all the other European Union embassies, the Embassy of Italy in Washington becomes a typical “piazza italiana”. Thousands of visitors are expected to turn out. The event is part of the ongoing Year of Italian Culture in the USA. […]

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9 May 2013

Italy will do everything possible for peace in Mid-East – Bilateral in Rome between Minister Bonino and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

“The last possible chance” to reach a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, and that Italy “will do everything possible” to encourage by supporting diplomatic efforts under way. This Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino confirmed at the end of her meeting today at the foreign ministry in Rome with U.S. Secretary of State John […]

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9 May 2013

Italy crossroads for Middle East – Kerry in Rome to relaunch talks. The meeting with Bonino

Rome is a diplomatic crossroads for Middle East negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Italian capital today as part of an effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, acting as envoy for President Barak Obama, who visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories in March. Tony Blair is also in Rome representing the Middle […]

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Press Releases

9 May 2013

Minister Bonino congratulates Ambassador Roberto De Azevedo for his appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organisation

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino sent Ambassador Roberto De Azevedo a message of congratulations today for his appointment as Director General of the World Trade Organisation. Minister Bonino said she was “pleased that a person from Latin America was chosen for this fundamental post”, whom the foreign minister descrided as having “a deep understanding […]

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9 May 2013

USA – Events in Boston: L’Aquila and Franco Modigliani

Events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA continue in Boston, where a seminar illustrating the reconstruction of the historic city of L’Aquila was held, as well as two panels: one on the impact of Italian Nobel laureate Franco Modigliani’s studies on economic theory and the other on the future of the euro.

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8 May 2013

Italy a crossroads for Middle East – Kerry in Rome to relaunch talks. Bonino-Livni meeting

Rome is a diplomatic crossroads for Middle East negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Italian capital today as part of an effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, acting as envoy for President Barak Obama, who visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories in March. Kerry’s various and continuing missions to Israel and Palestine […]

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8 May 2013

MFA GOOD PRACTICES – Italian Embassy in the U.S. takes prize for social platform

It’s a day of celebration for the Italian Embassy in Washington, whose Social Media Hub project was selected as the winner of the 2012 “Good Practices – The Farnesina that Innovates” Prize. The project involves a social media application designed for desktops, tablets and smart phones as a point of encounter with the American public, […]

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3 May 2013

USA – Italian film showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival

Italian film was showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival, in California, with a screening of “Immaturi – Il viaggio” (2012) by Paolo Genovese. The film was introduced by the Executive Director of the Festival, Gregg Schwenk, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Alberto Di Mauro. They both underscored the strong link between the […]

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2 May 2013

WASHINGTON – Oscar-winning costumes – a tribute to italian craftsmanship

Italy’s unique gift for creating Oscar-winning costumes and wigs is being showcased at the “Star Wigs – La Mano Italiana Crea” exhibition running at the Italian Embassy in Washington until 6 May 2013. On show will be costumes from Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola, Il Gattopardo by Visconti, Casanova by Fellini and Barbarella by Roger […]

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2 May 2013

11th edition of the “New York Prize”: 4 months’ study in the Big Apple for emerging artists

Four months’ study the USA The prize winners will be offered a chance to spend a period of four months in New York to develop their creative skills in the cultural and artistic environment of the United States and, in particular, the avant-garde megalopolises of the East Coast. There are many initiatives in which the […]

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30 April 2013

USA – ‘A Stradivarious amongst the people” to tour 10 cities

The US tour by violinist Matteo Fedeli, which will see him playing a precious Stradivarius dating from 1726 in over 10 east-coast cities, has opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The initiative is part of the “Year of Italian Culture” programme. The Italian Cultural Institute also hosted a film screening and conference […]

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19 April 2013

ITALY-USA – Urbino Award to Wolf Blitzer

Italian ambassador to the U.S. in Washington Claudio Bisogniero announced Wolf Blitzer, conductor of the CNN television programme “The Situation Room” Wolf Blitzer, as winner of the 8th annual Urbino Press Award – this year’s being a special edition as one the many events organized for the 2013 “Year of Italian Culture in the USA”. […]

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