Italy Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia

A career diplomat with over 25 years of professional experience, he has held one bilateral and five multilateral positions. In Kuwait (2004-2008), during the Coalition of the Willing intervention in Iraq, where he also served as Focal Point for the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. In Brussels, at the Policy Unit of the Council of Europe (2004) and at the European External Action Service – Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Directory (2011-2015), where he built a vast network of contacts across all European institutions; and in Geneva, first as Human Rights Officer (2008-2011), and subsequently as Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the WTO (2015-2020). In Paris, where he served as Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the OECD and other ICOs, dealing with trade, competition, environment, health (including animal health), public governance, regional and local development, wine and viticulture (OIV), and civil aviation (ECAC).