Born in Chicago (USA) from a Neapolitan family 1961
Master’s Degree cum laude in Economics – University of Rome 1983
Enters the Diplomatic Service, after being successful in national exam 1985
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Press and Information Service 1986 – 1989
First Secretary at the Cairo 1989 – 1992
Consul in Brussels 1992 – 1996
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate general for Political Affairs, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Balkans Office 1996 – 2000
Diplomatic Institute, course of higher professional information 1996 – 1997
First Counsellor in Brussels, Permanent Mission of Italy to the NATO 2000 – 2004
Minister Counsellor in Brasilia 2004 – 2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Director General in charge of European States 2008 – 2010
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Director General for the European Union in charge of European States with Central Director’s duties 2010 –2011
Warsaw, Ambassador of Italy to Poland 2011-2014
Chief of Diplomatic Protocol 2014
Grande Ufficiale of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 2015
Riccardo GUARIGLIA
