#ItalyStayStrong. The Embassy of Italy has launched in partnership with the Italian Scientist and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) a fund raising campaign for the Covid-19.
Washington, April 1, 2020. Italy and the United States are facing an unprecedented challenge. Italy was one of the first countries hit by the coronavirus outbreak and has been severely affected. Italians have responded with courage, from doctors and nurses on the front line to law enforcement officers, from the many volunteers to businesses, to […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio at the Atlantic Council for a conversation on the COVID-19 emergency response.
Washington, March 19, 2020. The Ambassador of Italy to the United States of America, Armando Varricchio, together with fellow Ambassadors from Singapore and the European Union, participated in a conference on the international response to the emergency COVID-19 organized by the Atlantic Council, one of Washington’s most prestigious think-tanks. During the conversation attended by representatives […]
Read moreCOVID 19 EMERGENCY CONTACTS
During the emergency time due to the COVID- 19 pandemic this Consulate General can be reached for information and urgencies to the following contacts: From Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM via telephone at (312) 467-1550 e (312) 995 -5494 or via e-mail to assistenza.chicago@esteri.it The emergency phone number for after hours time: (312) […]
Read moreCOVID-19 – EMERGENCY CONTACTS – VARIATIONS TO THE ACCESS TO CONSULAR SERVICES
COVID-19 – EMERGENCY CONTACTS During the emergency time due to the COVID-19 pandemic this Consulate General can be reached for information and urgencies to the following contacts: · From Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM via telephone at (312) 467-1550 or via e-mail to assistenza.chicago@esteri.it · The emergency phone number for after-hours […]
Read moreCoronavirus. Alitalia keeps Italy connected to the USA
Washington, March 24, 2020. The Italian Embassy in Washington continues to maintain close contacts with Alitalia to ensure direct connections between the United States and Italy in the coming days, despite the ban on entry for those who have been in the Schengen area in the last 14 days decided by the American Authorities starting […]
Read moreMeasures to combat and contain the Coronavirus
On December 3, the Council of Ministers has approved a new Decree to contain the health risk posed by Covid-19. If you plan to return to Italy from abroad you will find useful information at the following link of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For a comprehensive snapshot of the various laws and […]
Read moreApplication for the Eduitalia Scholarships 2020
Application for the Eduitalia Scholarships 2020 are now open and available on the website of the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC by clicking on the Eduitalia logo placed on our homepage. Applications are open to students who will take the Italian AP exam 2020. A total of 23 grants will be awarded. The grants […]
Read moreCoronavirus. Update on the situation in Italy.
New coronavirus. Alert 4 for the Lombardy and Veneto Regions (update 29 February 2020). The United States maintains the travel alert for Italy at level 3 (“Avoid Non Essential Travel”). However, in light of the spread of Coronavirus in some areas of the country, on February 29, 2020, the Department of State raised the travel […]
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New Coronavirus. February 28th Update The United States raised Italy’s Travel Advisory Level to 3 (Avoid Non Essential Travel). At Travel Advisory Level 3, nonessential travel to Italy is not recommended. Precautionary sanitary preventive actions are recommended to avoid contracting the virus, including: wash your hands; use a facemask; report respiratory disease symptoms to local […]
Read morePresentation of the first volume of the guidebook Guida alle Radici Italiane
The guidebook Guida alle Radici italiane, whose first volume was presented at the Farnesina, is addressed to the new generations of the six million Italians living abroad and to the nearly 60-80 million people of Italian descent who are scattered across the world: an audience that is very different from the traditional readership of Italian […]
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