Thursday October 11, 2018. 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT. Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008. Italy is synonymous with history. We visit Rome and Naples and see remnants of an ancient civilization. But Italy has a modern side too, that comprises of some exceptional contemporary artists that art lovers should have on their radar. On...

Today, on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio bestowed on Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the honor of the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The award ceremony followed the opening night...

On the occasion of the 3rd Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy is pleased to announce a Contest for University students of Italian language in the United States. The Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo will take place from November 19 to 25, 2018. This year the theme will be “La Dieta Mediterranea” (The Mediterranea...

On September 13, 2018 the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC hosted an event on cooperation in the space field and on the new frontiers in terms of investments, innovation, and international collaboration. “Space Economics: challanges and opportunities, Investment, Innovation and International partnerships” was organized in collaboration with the It...

La nuova Rappresentante Permanente presso le Nazioni Unite, Ambasciatrice Mariangela Zappia, è stata premiata oggi con il “GEI Friendship Award” nel corso di una colazione data in suo onore dal GEI - Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, a New York. Numerosi e qualificati ospiti che includevano VIP, esponenti del mondo imprenditoriale ed rappresentanti dei me...

On the occasion of the “18th Week of the Italian Language in the World”, the Embassy of Italy is pleased to announce a Video Contest for students of the Italian language in the United States. Each year, the Week has a different underlying theme for a vast cultural program to advance the promotion of the Italian language This year, the theme is “L’I...

Filmed between Italy and the United States, Ferrante Fever is born from the same passion that devours the readers of Elena Ferrante. But the film doesn’t necessarily go in search of the identity of the “faceless writer,” whose novels have sold more than five million copies worldwide. The film is not looking to uncover the truth behind the pseudonym...

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio represented Italy at the Ministerial on Advancing Religious Freedom, hosted by the Department of State and chaired by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Vice-President Mike Pence and the Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner also attended the conference, along with more than 8...

Vengono da Massachusetts, Maryland, Ohio, Florida, New York, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia e Connecticut i 21 vincitori delle Borse di Studio messe in palio anche quest’anno dall’Ambasciata italiana a Washington e da Eduitalia, associazione che raggruppa 80 tra scuole e università che offrono corsi di italiano per stranieri. I...

Congratulations to the 2018 Lido Civic Club Scholarship winners! At a reception held last Wednesday June 21, at the Italian Embassy, the Chair of the Lido Civic Club Scholarship Committee, Francesco Isgro, officially announced the winners of a total of $60,000 in scholarships. The talented young scholarship winners are: Domenic Allegra, Bridget Bag...