Ambassador Varricchio celebrates the Italian Republic Day with Assistant Secretary of State Reeker who brought Secretary Pompeo’s greetings (June 2, 2020).
Washington, 2 June 2020. The Embassy of Italy in Washington celebrated June 2, the Italian Republic Day, with a message delivered via Facebook to Italians and Italian-Americans in the United States, conveyed by Ambassador Armando Varricchio. The Ambassador’s remarks were followed by the comments of the Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia of the State […]
Read moreItaly and the USA together in the fight against Covid-19
Washington, May 29, 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has put an emphasis on the need for greater international cooperation among researcher and scientists to find a cure and develop a vaccine. American and Italian scientists and researchers are working together spearheading the way, exchanging information and confronting data on the virus, to ensure we overcome this […]
Read more600 companies at the MFA/ITA Webinar focused on the US market. Ambassador Armando Varricchio underlines the resilience of Italy’s companies as the American economy wants to restart.
Washington, 13 May 2020. The Ambassador of Italy Armando Varricchio, and Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Hon. Manlio Di Stefano, opened the proceedings of the webinar “Mercati Live, focus Stati Uniti”, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), in collaboration with the Embassy and ICE’s Office in New York. […]
Read moreAmbassador Armando Varricchio at GEI. The relationship between the United States and Italy is fundamental for the post-Covid recovery.
Washington, May 8, 2020. The Ambassador of Italy Armando Varricchio participated today in a virtual conversation with Mario Platero, President of the Gruppo Esponenti Italiani (GEI) of New York and columnist for La Stampa. During the conversation, which was joined by numerous GEI members, representatives of the italian community and journalists in NY, the Ambassador […]
Read moreItalian Embassy in Washington – Meeting with the main Italian companies in the US market. Challenges and opportunities.
Washington May 7, 2020. The Italian Embassy in Washington organized a virtual meeting with the top management of 27 major Italian companies in the USA for nvestments and revenue. The Ambassador of Italy, Armando Varricchio, chaired the meeting organized by the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy with the participation of the Head of […]
Read moreFlights between the USA and Italy
Washington, May 20, 2020. Alitalia has announced it will resume direct flights from New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) as of June 2, 2020. See the press release. The Embassy reminds that Italians wishing to return to Italy will have to comply with the provisions adopted by the Italian authorities for the containment of the […]
Read more“Stay at Home and #cookitalian” campaign. Stars of Italian entertainment, culture and cuisine in the USA together with the Embassy in support of Italian agro-food products.
Washington, may 4 2020. At a time when Italians and Americans are asked to stay home to contain the risk of COVID-19 contagion, the Italian Embassy in Washington, together with the 9 Italian Consulates and the Italian Trade Agency offices in the USA, launched the “Stay at home and #cookitalian” campaign aimed at supporting the […]
Read moreSMEs “Paycheck Protection Program”. Access by foreign-owned U.S. companies.
Washington, April 24, 2020. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) has introduced a wide range of tools to mitigate the negative effects of Covid-19, ranging from loans and business subsidies and support measures for personal income, from the expansion of the social protection network to higher healthcare costs. In this context, […]
Read moreItalian-American excellence in the fight against COVID -19. Scientific and technological collaboration between the USA and Italy paves the way to the future.
Washington April 17, 2020. On April 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation celebrated the day of Italian research in the world. For over 30 years, thanks also to the bilateral cooperation Agreement, scientific and technological research and collaboration projects between Italian and American institutes have allowed revolutionary discoveries and constitute a spearhead […]
Read moreStay at Home and #OrderItalian campaign
Washington, 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 […]
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