Dear friends,

We are back from a new interesting trip to the East Coast, where We the Italians participated in some important events: in Washington DC there was the annual meeting of the Transatlantic Investment Committee at the Italian Embassy, and then the traditional reception of Ambassador Mariangela Zappia at Villa Firenze, and again the day dedicated to the National Italian American Foundation that started with many interesting and productive meetings and ended with the NIAF Gala. Then in New York, in addition to some very important meetings, we presented our partner Medical Tourism Italy at the Italian Cultural Institute.

Back in Italy, we are making inspections of some facilities in Rome and its wonderful surroundings for an event that we are very excited and enjoy about which we cannot tell you anything yet, which will take place in April 2025. Stay tuned, we will tell you everything soon!

On Wednesday, November 6, I had the honor of explaining how Italian Americans voted at a commentary event on the U.S. elections, organized by our Ambassador to Tuscany, Maurizio Mancianti, President of the Associazione Toscana USA.

A few days later, my dear friend Delfina Licata, We the Italians' Ambassador for emigration and wonderful coordinator for the Fondazione Migrantes of the RIM, Rapporto Italiani nel Mondo (Italians in the World Report), presented the 2024 RIM report, once again an extraordinary work of more than 500 pages that is the benchmark of Italian emigration in the world. As every year, you will find in our magazine this month an abstract of the report, exclusively in English only on We the Italians.

A few more days and, again here in Rome, we were invited to attend to the presentation of another report, also very interesting: that of AACUPI, Association of American College and University Programs in Italy. In the beautiful Aula Magna of John Cabot University, we learned a lot about the incredible data regarding the economic impact of American students in Italy for the numerous study abroad programs.

Last but not least, we welcome a new member in our beautiful family: Donatella Davanzo is our brand new Ambassador in New Mexico. Donatella is an Italian American anthropologist and photo ethnographer who focuses her documentary work on traditional communities and sites in Italy and New Mexico to preserve their historic, social, and cultural aspects. Her recent photographic project “Route 66 Connected” centers on a documentation of the original properties along Route 66 in New Mexico. Donatella also carries out didactic and training teachings about visual ethnographic methodologies.

It’s all for now. Please stay safe and take care, and enjoy our magazine and our contents on our website. The future’s so bright, we gotta wear tricolor shades. A big Italian hug from Rome.