You know Gabriele Muccino’s film, The Pursuit of Happyness, when Will Smith is so beyond happy that goes dancing in the street? That’s exactly what I did when I received the call from Farnesina, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

Even after some time, Pietro Bellinghieri, Vicar of the Italian Consulate in Los Angeles since December 2019, cannot hold back his enthusiasm while he tells me and relives the emotion he felt on the day he was notified of his admission at the Foreign Ministry.