Flights 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 […]
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 moreMessaggio ai connazionali dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia Armando Varricchio.
Cari connazionali, quest’anno celebreremo la Pasqua in maniera diversa. Molti di noi lontani dagli affetti familiari e con un pensiero ancora più sentito nei confronti dell’Italia. Il nostro Paese sta affrontando con coraggio e generosità questa crisi. Le Autorità prendono decisioni difficili nell’interesse generale e ciascuno è chiamato a fare la propria parte. Si incominciano […]
Read moreSMEs “Paycheck Protection Program”. Access by foreign-owned U.S. companies.
Washington, April 10, 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. One of the […]
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).
Washington, 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.
Washington, 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 […]
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