Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte (WACC) for lunch on Tuesday, October 18 as we host the Ambassador of Italy to the United States Mariangela Zappia. She will talk about Italy’s diplomatic and trade relationship with the U.S. and offer insight into ways to continue strengthening the cooperation between the two countries.
As a longtime career diplomat in the Italian foreign service, Ambassador Zappia will offer her perspective on Italy’s role in the world and regional alliances, including NATO. In addition, she will address Italy’s response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, European politics, and geopolitical tsunamis affecting communities worldwide.
Did you know?
The United States established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 and reaffirmed them in 1946 when Italy became a republic.
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Program Information:
Date:
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
VIP Reception:
11:00 – 11:30 PM ET
Lunch & Presentation:
11:30 – 1:00 PM E.T.
Location:
Hilton Uptown Charlotte Directions
Cost:
$60 (WACC Member Rate)
$75 (Non-Member Rate)
$30 (WACC Student Member / Teacher Member)
- Please call 704-687-7762 for credit card payments over the phone.
- Checks can be mailed to “World Affairs Council of Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., CHHS 227, Charlotte, NC 28223.
Biography:
Mariangela Zappia is the Italian Ambassador to the United States of America. A career diplomat with over thirty-five years of experience, she is the first woman in her country to hold this position, as she was the first woman Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York and to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). She has also been the first woman Diplomatic Advisor to the Italian Prime Minister and G7/G20 Sherpa.
MOST RELEVANT EXPERIENCES
- Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN in New York (2018 – 2021);
- Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister of Italy and G7-G20 Sherpa (2016-2018);
- Permanent Representative of Italy to NATO in Brussels (2014-2016);
- Head of the European Union Delegation to the UN and other International Organization in Geneva (2011-2014);
- Ministry Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva (2007-2011);
- Special assignment as coordinator of major events under the Italian Presidency of the G8 in 2009, including on violence against women and women peace and security;
- Head of the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Balkans Department for Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome (2007);
- From 2003 to 2006 she dedicated herself full time to her family;
- First Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN in New York (2000-2003);
- First Counsellor, at the Italian Embassy in Brussels (1997-2000);
- Counsellor, in charge of the relations with Italian press and media at the Press and Information Service and Office of the Spokesperson of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Rome (1994-1997);
- She had previously served at the Consulate General of Italy in New York (1990-1993) and at the Italian Embassy in Dakar (1986-1990).
