The 3rd edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World has just concluded in Washington DC and around the United States with more than 120 events to celebrate the strong bonds between our two countries through food, its heritage, traditions, and the future.  The Embassy’s full program for the week, organized in collaboration with the Puglia Re...

During the third week of Italian cuisine, the Italian Embassy in DC, in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Culture, organized a seminar on Mediterranean Diet with acclaimed chef and author, Amy Riolo. In the course of the seminar, Matteo Galli a college student from the University of Maryland was awarded a prize for his essay describing with...

When: Thursday, November 29, 2018 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008 Alessandro Lanzoni is one of the great personalities of Italian jazz. At age 21 he was awarded “Top Jazz 2013” as the best new talent of the year. In his piano solo performances, Lanzoni’s wide-ranging program alternates...

Finally Washingtonian jazz enthusiasts will get a chance to experience a live performance by two of the most interesting talents of Italian music: Giovanni Guidi (piano) and Gianluca Petrella (trombone), presenting the album “Soupstar”, a name that reflects the improvisational alchemy between their instruments. The concert will allow us to discover...

Una campagna promozionale per far conoscere ai turisti americani i piccoli centri storici italiani, quei 279 borghi che raccontano la bellezza dell'Italia, dove godere i panorami, i monumenti, la storia ma anche il piacere della tavola. A lanciarla, in collaborazione con il Washington Post e l'Enit, è l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington.  L'obiettiv...

In the framework of the Third week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy in Washington together with the Trade Agency in New York, organized a meeting on imports of Italian food and wine products to the US market. The event included officials from the Italian Ministry of Health, the European Union delegation in Washington and from t...

NOTICE to all residents within the consular jurisdiction of the Italian Embassy in Washington: as of November 12, 2018, users will be able to book citizenship application appointments online. The online booking system is accessible from the Embassy website citizenship page. For further information on Italian citizenship and on the different ways to...

The Italian Embassy's Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a night dedicated to pizzica on Thursday, November 15th at 6:00pm!  Pizzica is the name of a traditional dance from the Salento region that originated from an Italian legend. The story warned against venomous tarantula bites, claiming that the only way to shake spider poison out of your bo...

Si terranno oggi, presso l'Ambasciata d'Italia a Washington, degli incontri per rafforzare le iniziative atte a promuovere l’Italia in un territorio quale quello statunitense di primario interesse, numeri alla mano, anche per il sistema Study Abroad Italiano.  A darne notizia è Eduitalia, riportando i dati sulla lingua italiana negli Stati Uniti do...

As a conclusion to the Third Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, celebrating this year the Italian region of Puglia, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC present Apulian jazz pianist Kekko Fornarelli, performing his show Monologue for the first time in the United States. Monologue is an intimate dialogue betwee...