Covid-19 – Special flight from Orlando, FL to Rome and Milan, organized in conjunction with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
April 16, 2020. On Sunday April 19, a special flight operated by NEOS airline will depart from Orlando to repatriate fellow Italians temporarily located in the southeast of the United States and blocked by the health emergency linked to COVID 19.This initiative was taken in concert with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of […]
Read moreStay at Home and #OrderItalian campaign
April 14, 2020. The Embassy of Italy in Washington DC launched the “Stay at home #OrderItalian” campaign on social media in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency, the diplomatic-consular and Italian Cultural Institutes network in the USA.The campaign consists of a clear and effective message articulated on all the Embassy’s social platforms, aimed at promoting […]
Read moreItalian Research Day in the World 2020
Press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Italian Research Day in the World 2020 The 2020 edition of Italian Research Day in the World, celebrated on April 15, the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Da Vinci, falls at a crucial historical moment, when Italy and the whole world are confronted […]
Read moreAmbassador Armando Varricchio takes part in a conversation on the international response to Covid-19 organized by the Meridian International Center in Washington (April 2, 2020).
April 2, 2020. Ambassador Armando Varricchio took part, together with his Spanish colleague Santiago Cabanas, in a conversation moderated by Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President and CEO of the Meridian International Center in Washington. The conversation provided an opportunity to illustrate Italy’s response to the pandemic, being one of the first democracies to be affected by […]
Read more#ItalyStayStrong. The Embassy of Italy has launched in partnership with the Italian Scientist and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) a fund raising campaign for the Covid-19
April 1, 2020. Italy and the United States are facing an unprecedented challenge. Italy was one of the first countries hit by the coronavirus outbreak and has been severely affected. Italians have responded with courage, from doctors and nurses on the front line to law enforcement officers, from the many volunteers to businesses, to all […]
Read moreCoronavirus. Ambassador Armando Varricchio joins a conversation with David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee.
March 27, 2020. The Ambassador of Italy to the United States of America, Armando Varricchio, participated in a conversation on the Italian response to the COVID-19 with the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris. The conversation took place via Zoom (with over 400 listeners) and was broadcast live on the AJC Facebook channel […]
Read moreMeasures to combat and contain the Coronavirus
UPDATE OF JULY 6th, 2021 ON NATIONAL INTEREST EXCEPTIONS FOR ENTRY IN THE UNITED STATES The U.S. Department of State has announced that, starting from July 6th, 2021, all National Interest Exception (NIE) authorizations will be valid for 12 months for multiple entries with retroactive effect, and valid for NIEs issued (with a Visa or […]
Read moreThe campaign #WeAreItaly #StayTunedOnIt started
The campaign #WeAreItaly #StayTunedOnIt launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote the most creative and vital Italy in the world in the days of the Coronavirus has just started. Andrea Bocelli, Uto Ughi, Tiziano Ferro, Paolo Fresu, Ada Montellanico, Nek, Andrea Griminelli, Rita Marcotulli, Fabrizio Bosso and many others have joined the initiative […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio at the Atlantic Council for a conversation on the COVID-19 emergency response.
The Ambassador of Italy to the United States of America, Armando Varricchio, together with fellow Ambassadors from Singapore and the European Union, participated in a conference on the international response to the emergency COVID-19 organized by the Atlantic Council, one of Washington’s most prestigious think-tanks. During the conversation attended by representatives of the Administration, private […]
Read moreCOVID-19 EMERGENCY – Public Notice: Limited Opening Hours
As part of the measures taken in relation to COVID-19, beginning May 1st,2021 consular services will be provided as follows: · The issuance of passports and the provision of consular services will continue to be guaranteed only in cases of proven emergency situations (all consular payments can only be made with money orders); · Please […]
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