Fight against Covid, Leukemia, Computer Science and Engineering: ISSNAF awards the best research projects of young Italian scientists in North America
On December 1, ISSNAF will present awards in four categories: FIGHT AGAINST COVID, LEUKEMIA, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: ISSNAF AWARDS THE BEST RESEARCH PROJECTS OF YOUNG ITALIAN SCIENTISTS IN NORTH AMERICAFinalists include young scholars active in US universities and research centers. The ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Guido Calabresi, a federal judge in the […]
Read moreThe Menil Collection and the Collezione Ramo present the exhibition “Silent Revolutions: Italian Drawings from the Twentieth Century”
The first major retrospective on Italian Drawings from the Twentieth Century in the United States will be inaugurated tomorrow in Houston, the result of a collaboration between the prestigious “Menil Drawing Institute” of Houston and the “Collezione Ramo” of Milan. The exhibition will be on view at the Menil Drawing Institute through April 11, 2021. […]
Read moreItaly’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte spoke today with US President-elect Joe Biden
The President of the Council of Ministers had tonight a phone call with the President-elect of the United States of America, Joseph Biden Jr. PM Conte reiterated his congratulations to Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The traditional, deep bonds of friendship and alliance between the two Countries were highlighted as well as a […]
Read moreThe fifth edition of the World Week of the Italian Cuisine (November 16-22 2020) opens in Washington next week. Over 40 events throughout the United States will promote authentic Italian agri-food products.
Great partnerships for the US edition of the World Week of the Italian Cuisine (November 16-22, 2020), which opens on Monday, November 16, at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., with the “Med Diet Talks”, a series of round tables featuring the Mediterranean Diet, on the tenth anniversary of its recognition by UNESCO as an […]
Read moreThe Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, opened the webinar on “Digital Dollar & Digital Euro: An International Perspective.”
“Digital currencies issued by Central Banks represent an evolution of the traditional banknote, with the potential to revolutionize domestic and international payment systems. Together with new opportunities, Central Bank Digital Currencies inherently also bring risks, and can give rise to consequences that are not currently fully foreseeable. Collaboration between the United States and Europe in defining technical […]
Read moreMessage from the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the President-elect of the United States of America, Biden
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, has sent the following message to the President-elect of the United States of America, Joe Biden: “On behalf of the whole Italian Republic, I would like to express my warmest congratulations on your election as President of the United States of America. As a result of a remarkable […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio opens the 4th Edition of the Italian Design Day in the World in the US (November 5, 2020).
“The work of Italian designers and architects will continue to be a driving force for innovation in Italy, the United States and the world. New ideas, new materials, new technologies are the way of the future”. With these words, Ambassador Varricchio inaugurated, in Washington, the 4th edition of the Italian Design Day in the World […]
Read moreNational Unity Day and Armed Forces Day. A solemn commemoration in Washington
Washington, November 4, 2020. A virtual commemoration of National Unity and of the Armed Forces Day was held in Washington. In this year marked by the pandemic, on 4 November the Italian Flag (Il Tricolore) was the protagonist. A symbol of unity and cohesion, around which all Italians gathered during the most acute phase of […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio celebrates between Italy and the USA with NIAF.
Washington October 31, 2020. “Our shared values of democracy, freedom and respect for human rights have enabled us to tackle the pandemic together. During the most acute phase of the contagion, the United States and the Italian-American community immediately showed their support. The solidarity shown at this juncture will remain impressed in our memory” said […]
Read moreAgreement between Italy-US on archaeological artifacts signed today at the Italian Embassy
The Ambassador of Italy to the US Armando Varricchio and the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs of the State Department, Marie Royce, signed the “Memorandum of Understanding on the imposition of restrictions on the import of categories of archaeological material from Italy.” The Memorandum, together with the previous agreement dating back to 2001, […]
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