“So, tell me again how you ended up here?” It’s a fair question, and one that I was often called upon to answer during my semester as a fellow in the office of Congressman Steve Scalise. Whether it was guests stopping by the office on official business, constituents on a tour of the Capitol Building, or even staffers and other interns in the office...

The National Italian American Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the NIAF Congressional Fellowship Program. Beginning in fall 2018, the Foundation will place outstanding Italian American college students and recent graduates in offices of members of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) to encourage and support the next...

Italy and the United States share a long history mutual influence and support. From Filippo Mazzei, who influenced Thomas Jefferson’s ideas on liberty and democracy, to the vast influx of Italian immigrants who contributed to American culture, to modern Italy’s role as one of the U.S.’s most important allies, Italy and the U.S. have a longstanding...

Nel quadro del Farm Bill, il pacchetto legislativo per il settore agricolo americano, la Camera dei Rappresentanti USA ha approvato oggi a grande maggioranza (343 voti a favore, 81 contro) un emendamento che blocca l'introduzione di un "market order" sulle importazioni di olio d'oliva. E' stata cosi' evitata l'istituzione di una misura che, prevede...

L'Ambasciatore d'Italia negli Stati Uniti Claudio Bisogniero ha consegnato ieri sera le onorificenze dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (OMRI) ai deputati americani Pat Tiberi e Bill Pascrell, co-presidenti dell'ampio caucus italo-americano in Congresso.   La cerimonia, svoltasi a Villa Firenze, residenza ufficiale dell'Ambascia...

The National Italian American Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the NIAF Congressional Fellowship Program. Beginning in fall 2016, the Foundation will place outstanding Italian American college students and recent graduates in offices of members of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) to encourage and support the next...

Martedì mattina, una delegazione parlamentare italiana, composta da deputati appartenenti a diverse forze politiche, è partita dall'aeroporto di Fiumicino alla volta di Washington per una visita di amicizia presso le Istituzioni parlamentari e governative degli Stati Uniti d'America con l'obiettivo principale di un confronto con i parlamentari di o...

EVENT: Welcome Reception for the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th United States Congress SPONSORS: National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and The Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. WHERE: The United States Capitol Visitors Center House Visitor...

At a reception on Capitol Hill hosted by the National Italian American Foundation, Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero greeted on Wednesday evening (Feb 27) the new Italian American Congressional Delegation for 113th Congress."The relationship between Italy the United States is so profound and so solid" said Bisogniero. The Ambassador noted that...

Representatives Bill Pascrell and Pat Tiberi, co-chairs of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) of the 113th U.S. Congress, welcomed their colleagues to the reception at the United States Capitol Visitors Center hosted by NIAF with IACD on February 27, 2013. Pascrell opened the reception explaining how this delegation works in a bi...