List of ambassadors of Italy to the United States

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Ambassador of Italy to the United States
Ambasciatore d'Italia negli Stati Uniti
Emblem of Italy
since March 12, 2021
StyleHis/Her Excellency
SeatEmbassy of Italy, Washington, D.C.
FormationApril 13, 1861 (1861-04-13)
WebsiteAmbasciata d'Italia, Washington

The Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the United States of America (Italian: Ambasciatore della Repubblica Italiana negli Stati Uniti d'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

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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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Name Title Start date
Giuseppe Bertinatti Minister resident; Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary (starting June 26, 1864) April 13, 1861
Marcello Cerruti Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary May 27, 1867
Luigi Corti February 13, 1870
Alberto Blanc July 17, 1875
Saverio Fava Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary;

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

August 28, 1881
Edmondo Mayor de Planches Ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary August 9, 1901
Luigi Gerolamo Cuasni Confalonieri Ambassador January 27, 1910
Vincenzo Macchi di Cellere November 20, 1913
Camillo Romano Avezzana October 23, 1919
Vittorio Rolandi Ricci November 24, 1920
Gelasio Caetani di Sermoneta November 12, 1922
Giacomo De Martino January 25, 1925
Augusto Rosso August 25, 1932
Fulvio Suvich June 18, 1936
Ascanio Colonna October 28, 1938
Alberto Tarchiani February 23, 1945

Ambassadors of the Italian Republic

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Name Start date
Alberto Tarchiani February 23, 1945
Manlio Brosio November 18, 1954
Sergio Fenoaltea May 5, 1961
Egidio Ortona June 11, 1967
Roberto Gaja July 12, 1975
Paolo Pansa Cedronio March 18, 1978
Rinaldo Petrignani June 15, 1981
Boris Biancheri-Chiappori August 31, 1991
Ferdinando Salleo November 9, 1995
Sergio Vento March 24, 2003
Giovanni Castellaneta October 1, 2005
Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant'Agata October 1, 2009
Claudio Bisogniero February 6, 2012
Armando Varricchio March 2, 2016
Mariangela Zappia March 12, 2021

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Former ambassadors". Ambasciata d'Italia, Washington. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Ambassador". Ambasciata d'Italia, Washington. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mariangela Zappia è la nuova ambasciatrice italiana a Washington". March 11, 2021.