{"id":168484,"date":"2025-12-23T14:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/ministero\/struttura\/dgri\/direttore-generale-dgri\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T10:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:16:33","slug":"direttore-generale-dgri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/ministero\/struttura\/dgri\/direttore-generale-dgri\/","title":{"rendered":"Director General for Resources and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-166327 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DirettoreGenerale_Patrizia_Falcinelli.jpg\" alt=\"Direttrice Generale Patrizia Falcinelli\" width=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DirettoreGenerale_Patrizia_Falcinelli.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DirettoreGenerale_Patrizia_Falcinelli-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DirettoreGenerale_Patrizia_Falcinelli-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DirettoreGenerale_Patrizia_Falcinelli-768x616.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1223px) 100vw, 1223px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Min. Plen. Patrizia Falcinelli<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born in Palermo on January 28, 1965.<\/p>\n<p>University of Perugia: Degree in Political Science, March 14, 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Following a competitive examination, she entered the diplomatic career on March 2, 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Professional training course at the Diplomatic Institute, March 2-December 1, 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Directorate-General for Emigration and Social Affairs, Communications Office, December 2, 1992. Secretary of Legation, December 3, 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Private Secretariat of the Undersecretary of State, September 23, 1994. Following a change of government, confirmed in the same office, January 23, 1995. First Secretary, of Legation, September 2, 1996. Following a change of government, confirmed in the same office, May 22, 1996.<\/p>\n<p>First Trade Secretary in Dakar, October 15, 1997. Secretary of Legation (Legislative Decree No. 85 of March 24, 2000).<\/p>\n<p>Directorate-General of Personnel, Office I, October 15, 2001. Counsellor of Legation, July 2, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>From December 2002 to May 2003, she attended the professional development course for Counsellors of Legation at the Diplomatic Institute, as required by Article 17, paragraph 7 of Legislative Decree No. 85 of March 24, 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Counsellor at the Permanent Mission to the OSCE in Vienna, September 13, 2004. Counsellor of Embassy, July 2, 2007. Confirmed in the same office as First Counsellor, August 2, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>First Trade Counsellor in Ankara, October 1, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Office I of the Directorate-General for Resources and Innovation, August 1, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Plenipotentiary, January 2, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Director General for Resources and Innovation with acting functions\/Central Director for Human Resources, July 6, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador to Athens, June 8, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Director-General for Resources and Innovation, November 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022 she was awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Min. Plen. Patrizia Falcinelli Born in Palermo on January 28, 1965. University of Perugia: Degree in Political Science, March 14, 1989. Following a competitive examination, she entered the diplomatic career on March 2, 1992. 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