List of ambassadors of Italy to the United States explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:Italy to the United States
Incumbent:Mariangela Zappia
Native Name:Italian: Ambasciatore d'Italia negli Stati Uniti
Style:His/Her Excellency
Seat:Embassy of Italy, Washington, D.C.
Incumbentsince:March 12, 2021
Insignia:Emblem of Italy.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Italy

The Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the United States of America is the official representative of the government of Italy to the government of the United States. Prior to the formation of the Italian Republic in 1946, the Kingdom of Italy was represented in the United States by ambassadors or envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary.

List of heads of mission

Listed are the heads of the Italian diplomatic delegation to the United States, with their titles and dates of their presentation of credentials.[1]

Representatives of the Kingdom of Italy

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TitleStart date
Giuseppe BertinattiMinister resident; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary (starting June 26, 1864)April 13, 1861
Marcello CerrutiEnvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryMay 27, 1867
Luigi CortiFebruary 13, 1870
Alberto BlancJuly 17, 1875
Saverio FavaEnvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary;

Ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary (starting May 21, 1893)

August 28, 1881
Edmondo Mayor de PlanchesAmbassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAugust 9, 1901
Luigi Gerolamo Cuasni ConfalonieriAmbassadorJanuary 27, 1910
Vincenzo Macchi di CellereNovember 20, 1913
Camillo Romano AvezzanaOctober 23, 1919
Vittorio Rolandi RicciNovember 24, 1920
Gelasio Caetani di SermonetaNovember 12, 1922
Giacomo De MartinoJanuary 25, 1925
Augusto RossoAugust 25, 1932
Fulvio SuvichJune 18, 1936
Ascanio ColonnaOctober 28, 1938
Alberto TarchianiFebruary 23, 1945

Ambassadors of the Italian Republic

! Name! Start date
Alberto TarchianiFebruary 23, 1945
Manlio BrosioNovember 18, 1954
Sergio FenoalteaMay 5, 1961
Egidio OrtonaJune 11, 1967
Roberto GajaJuly 12, 1975
Paolo Pansa CedronioMarch 18, 1978
Rinaldo PetrignaniJune 15, 1981
Boris Biancheri-ChiapporiAugust 31, 1991
Ferdinando SalleoNovember 9, 1995
Sergio VentoMarch 24, 2003
Giovanni CastellanetaOctober 1, 2005
Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant'AgataOctober 1, 2009
Claudio BisognieroFebruary 6, 2012
Armando VarricchioMarch 2, 2016
Mariangela ZappiaMarch 12, 2021

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former ambassadors. Ambasciata d'Italia, Washington. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180110101828/https://ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/ambasciata_washington/en/aboutus/ambasciatori-italiani-negli-usa.html. January 10, 2018. April 27, 2020.