San Francisco was honored by the recent visit of Ambassador of Italy His Excellency Armando Varricchio, who spent several days visiting with leading, local Italian businessmen and meeting with City and Italian community leaders. Stops included a ribbon cutting for Energica Motor Company and a meeting with Airbnb. Energica, a high-performance, supersport electric motorcycle company, recently opened their San Francisco galleria on Page Street (More on this topic in an upcoming issue.)

The Ambassador's visit culminated with the knighting of Commendatore Maria Fassio Pignati. The event, held on July 6 at the Italian American Athletic Club, was organized by Nickolas Marinelli and was hosted by San Francisco Italian Consul General, the Honorable Mauro Battocchi.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano