Fernando Gentilini Explained

Fernando Gentilini
Birth Date:	2 March 1962
Birth Place:	Subiaco, Italy
Nationality:	Italian
Alma Mater:	University of Rome

Fernando Gentilini (born 2 March 1962) is an Italian diplomat.

Early life

Gentilini was born in Subiaco, Italy in 1962. He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Rome in 1986.^[1]

Diplomatic career

In 1990 Gentilini joined the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as Secretary at the Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa from July 1992 to December 1996. From December 1996 to December 1999 he served as First Secretary of the Italian mission to the European Union. In December 2002 he was appointed as director of the Unit for Western Balkans at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a position he held until April 2004.

He also served as director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey at the European External Action Service (EEAS)^[2] and as the European Union Representative for the Middle East Peace Process.^[3]

Publications

• 2011 Libero a Kabul, Editori Internazionali Riuniti, Roma, 2011, pp. 320.
• 2013 Afghan Lessons: Culture, Diplomacy, and Counterinsurgency, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, 2013, pp. 320.
• 2020 Tre volte a Gerusalemme, La Nave di Teseo, Milano, 2020, pp. 288.
• 2023 I demoni. Storie di letteratura e geopolitica, Baldini+Castoldi, Milano, pp. 360.

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)
• Foreign relations of Italy

External links

• Professional CV at NATO website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ambassador Fernando Gentilini . North Atlantic Treaty Organization . 5 December 2021.
2. News: 2015-03-16. EU chooses Italian negotiator as EU Middle East envoy. Reuters.
3. News: 2016-07-02. Middle East Quartet issues balanced report but first reactions from Israelis and Palestinians lukewarm. The Brussels Times.