“IL CANADA E L’ITALIA IN UN CONTESTO DI LIBERO SCAMBIO” – CONFERENZA DELL’EX PRIMO MINISTRO DEL QUEBEC, JEAN CHAREST, ALL’AMBASCIATA D’ITALIA – OTTAWA, 6 OTTOBRE 2015
Il 6 ottobre 2015 ha avuto luogo a Ottawa, presso la Residenza dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia Gian Lorenzo Cornado, una conferenza di Jean Charest, ex Primo Ministro del Quebec, dal titolo “Il Canada e l’Italia in un contesto di libero scambio”. L’evento e’ stato organizzato dall’Ambasciata d’Italia in collaborazione con due prestigiosi atenei di Montreal, l’Ecole des […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF ITALY, HON. PAOLO GENTILONI, AT THE SIDE EVENT OF THE 70TH SESSION OF THE UNGA ON “WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE POST 2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA” (September 30, 2015)
Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,Let me first thank you warmly for your participation this afternoon in this very important discussion for the advancement of the UN agenda on two major topics such as Women, Peace and Security and the Sustainable Development Goals. I am grateful to Namibia, Kenya, Spain, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates […]
Read moreSTATEMENT BY THE HON. MATTEO RENZI, PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY, TO THE 70TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY – NEW YORK, 29 SEPTEMBER 2015
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,I come to you today to express with gratitude and pride the voice of the Italian people, a generous and responsible people, the voice of a people who every day are committed to saving hundreds of their brothers and sisters in the heart of the Mediterranean. This hall […]
Read moreWORKSHOP ORGANIZZATO DALL’AMBASCIATA DEGLI STATI UNITI AD OTTAWA IN MATERIA DI TRAFFICI ILLECITI DI OPERE D’ARTE. CONTRIBUTO DELL’AMBASCIATA D’ITALIA. OTTAWA E TORONTO, 21 – 25 SETTEMBRE 2015
Dal 21 al 25 settembre scorso, l’Ambasciata USA in Canada (HSI – Homeland Security Investigations e Public Affairs Section) ha organizzato, ad Ottawa e Toronto, un seminario in materia di investigazioni sui traffici illeciti di opere d’arte, rivolto ad Autorita’ di Polizia e Giudiziarie, funzionari ministeriali, mondo universitario e responsabili di musei canadesi. Ha preso parte […]
Read moreOttawa – Celebration of the 10th annual FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival – June 20, 2015
The Ambassador of Italy to Canada, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, today hosted at his residence the inauguration of the “Italian Car Parade,” one of the feature events of the “FCA Ottawa Ferrari Festival.” Organized by the Ottawa Chapter of the Ferrari Club of America (FCA,) the Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year; held over three […]
Read moreSTATEMENT OF H.E GIAN LORENZO CORNADO, AMBASSADOR OF ITALY TO CANADA, ON THE OCCASION OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL DAY
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs, welcome to the Italian National Day, bienvenue à la Fête nationale italienne!I am very glad to celebrate this great event with all of you today and I am particularly proud to host it with the generous support of Ferrero and of the sponsors of the Italian Canadian Community.Let me […]
Read moreITALY-CANADA YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2015
WORKING HOLIDAY PROGRAM 2015 – MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR CORNADO WORKING HOLIDAY PROGRAM 2015 BROCHURE ITALY-CANADA YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM Following the signing in 2006 of the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Canada on the Youth Exchange Program, for 2015 the youth exchange “Working-Holiday” program will again allow 1,000 (one thousand) youths between 18 and 35 years […]
Read moreDiplomacy for Growth – Made in Italy: Undoing the stereotypes
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Read moreItalian EU Presidency – “Europe has changed direction, time now for action”
Over the past six months, Europe has undergone a “profound change in direction, now it’s time for action”; while the Italian EU presidency has “the colour and taste of an opportunity”. In his closing speech for the EU presidency in Strasbourg, Matteo Renzi underscored that “either Europe switches economic gears or it is going to […]
Read more“FIFTY ITALIANS – THE MEN WHO SAVED 50,000 JEWISH LIVES” TO BE SCREENED IN OTTAWA ON JANUARY 27, 2015
The Embassy of Italy and the Canadian Film Institute will observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a première screening in the National Capital of the documentary “Fifty Italians – The men who saved 50,000 Jewish lives” directed by Flaminia Lubin.The film tells the story of how 50 high-ranking Italian diplomats and generals played a key […]
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