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Antonio Armellini

Born in Rome, 2 August, 1943;
Married, with two children

                                                                                                                                                   

Graduated in Law from the University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, in 1967, with a dissertation on international economics.
“ASSU Scholar” and “Fulbright Scholar”, Stanford University, California, 1962-63.
                                                                                                                                                    

International civil servant, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1968-69;

Joined the Italian diplomatic service in 1969. Served in Rome, in the Foreign Minister’s and Prime Minister’s Private Office, and in the Foreign Ministry’s Secretariat General, Political, Economic, Development Aid, Europe and Middle East Directorates-General. Postings abroad include Brussels, Warsaw, Addis Abeba, Vienna, Helsinki, London, Algiers, Baghdad.

• assigned to the Foreign Minister’s Private Office, Rome, 1969-72 and 1974-75;
• Spokesman for EC Commissioner Altiero Spinelli, EC Commission, Brussels, 1972-74;
• Assigned to the Prime Minister’s Office, Rome, 1975-76;
• Commercial Counsellor and Head of the Economic Section, Italian Embassy, Warsaw, 1976-78;
• Political Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Italian Embassy, Addis Abeba, 1978-80;
• Head of Political Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, 1981-85;
• Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Transport, Rome, 1985-87;
• Chairman of the Quadripartite technical Commission on transalpine tunnels, Ministry of Transport, 1986-87;
• Head of the CSCE (Conference on European Security and Cooperation) Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, 1988-92;
• Roving Ambassador to the CSCE (Vienna, Moscow, Helsinki), 1990-92;
• Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Italian Embassy, London, 1993-98;
• Ambassador to Algeria, 1998-2000;
• National Coordinator for the Stability Pact for South-East Europe, Rome, 2000-01;
• Ambassador-at-large, International Antiterrorism Coordinator, Rome, 2001- 2002;
• Ambassador-at-large, Special Italian Envoy in Iraq, 2003-2004;
• Ambassador to India, 2004- 

                                                                                                                                                    
Adjunct Professor of Comparative Politics, Faculty of Political Sciences, LUISS University, Rome, 2003-04;

Member, the Garrick Club, London; Nuovo Circolo degli Scacchi, Roma;

Member, International Institute of Strategic Studies – IISS – London;

Member, “ Istituto Affari Internazionali” – IAI – Rome. 

                                                                                                                                                   
Director, SAVE (Venice Airport), 1986-89;
Director, “Venezia 2000” Foundation, 2000-

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