On March 23 at the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C. Italian and U.S. officials, joined by representatives of the private sector, will present to the public the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Italy and the United States concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material Representing t...

Arrive late for lunch. And then walk right in, interrupting a former White House chief of protocol in mid-sentence.   A faux pas? (Or passo falso, as this particular luncheon gathering might term it?) Not when you are the new Italian ambassador and the person who delayed your entrance is the president himself.   Read more  ...

di Bruno Guarini   Armando Varricchio è stato designato ambasciatore negli Usa. La designazione è avvenuta nel corso dell'ultimo consiglio dei ministri del 2015. Il prossimo ambasciatore dell'Italia negli Stati Uniti, che sostituirà dalla prossima primavera Claudio Bisogniero, finora rivestiva il ruolo di consigliere diplomatico della presid...

"In tutti i miei incontri, dal presidente Barack Obama in giù, ho visto una grandissima attenzione verso l'Italia. In questo momento siamo considerati come un Paese portatore di idee nuove": il nuovo ambasciatore italiano a Washington, Armando Varricchio, dal dossier Libia al caso Regeni, passando per le ripercussioni in Italia della campagna elett...

Taking on a new job can be an overwhelming feet for anyone, but perhaps a bit more when you are the new Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Armando Varrichio recently took on this position and moved to the U.S. only two months ago with his passion for expanding Italian culture leading the way.   The Veneto born diplomat began his career with the...

by H.E. Armando Varricchio   I am very pleased to extend my warm greetings to Italians, and Italian-Americans, in the United States on the occasion of Italy's National Day. I would like to thank all of our fellow citizens, our American friends of Italian origin and all those who recognize themselves - in their different ways - in Italy,...