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Curriculum Vitae Ambassador Giovanni Polizzi
  • Born in Rome (Italy) on September 30th, 1951.
  • University degree in Law, University of Rome, July 30th, 1973.
  • Entered the Italian Diplomatic Service as Volunteer, September 1st, 1974.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Institute – Professional Training Course, October 9th, 1975 – April 8th, 1976.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General of Political Affairs, November 24th, 1975.
  • Secretary of Legation, February 3rd, 1976.
  • Vice Consul in Mulhouse, April 1st, 1976.
  • First Secretary of Legation, March 1st, 1979.
  • First Secretary in Prague, July 1st, 1980.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Personnel, November 2nd, 1983.
  • Counsellor of Legation May 1st, 1984.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Institute – Higher Professional Training Course, June 30th, 1984 – June 30th, 1985.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Development Cooperation Department, July 1st, 1985.
  • Counsellor in Bonn, April 15th, 1987.
  • Counsellor for Emigration and Social Affairs in Bonn, August 11th, 1989.
  • Counsellor in Budapest, September 2nd,  1991.
  • Counsellor of Embassy, January 1st, 1992.
  • First Counsellor in Budapest, March 1st, 1994.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General of Political Affairs, Director General Office, February 27th, 1995.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General of Political Affairs, Head of Division VII, June 20th, 1995.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Emigration and Social Affairs, November 13th, 1996.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Emigration and Social Affairs, Head of Visa Unit, May 2nd, 1997.
  • First Commercial Counsellor in Moscow, September 7th, 1998.
  • First Counsellor in Bern, July 22nd, 2002.
  • Ambassador in Abidjan, April 4th, 2005 with accreditation as Ambassador also in Niamey (Niger), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Monrovia (Liberia) and in Freetown (Sierra Leone).
  • Minister Plenipotentiary, January 2nd, 2006.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Sub-Saharan Africa, Director General Office, June 18th, 2007.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Mondialization and Global Questions, Director General Office, December 16th, 2010.
  • Ambassador in Riga, October 2011