Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

Last updated
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale
MAECI
Farnesina-logo.png
Palazzo della Farnesina.jpg
Palazzo della Farnesina
Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Agency overview
Formed1848;175 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction Council of Ministers of Italy
Headquarters Rome
Minister responsible
Website www.esteri.it

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italian : Ministero degli affari esteri e della cooperazione internazionale or MAECI) is the foreign ministry of the government of the Italian Republic. It is also known as the Farnesina as a metonym from its headquarters, the Palazzo della Farnesina in Rome. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Antonio Tajani.

Contents

History

The first official manifestation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was called The Secretary of the State of Foreign Affairs for the now defunct Kingdom of Sardinia. The original name was derived from the Albertine Statute that founded the Ministry in 1848. The original location was the Palazzo della Consulta in Rome, where it remained until 1922.

The first significant reform came under the direction of the minister Carlo Sforza who reorganized the Ministry around territorial bases. However, this system was later replaced during Benito Mussolini's fascist regime. During this time the Ministry was housed at Palazzo Chigi; after a brief period in Brindisi during the war, Cabinet President Pietro Badoglio restored the full services of the Ministry with a ministerial decree on 15 July 1944.

Since 1959 the Ministry has been at its current location in Palazzo della Farnesina, which together with the Reggia di Caserta is one of the biggest buildings in Italy.

Functions

The current role of the MAECI are laid out in the laws passed on 23 April 2003 n. 109 which states that the Ministry holds the explicit function of representing and guarding the interests of Italy concerning its political, economic, social, and cultural relations with the world and its direct relations with other states and international organizations. The ministry represents Italy in its implementation and revisions of treaties and international conventions. Within the organization of the European Union, the ministry advocates Italy's positions on councils of foreign politics and common security such as, CFSP, The European Community and Euratom. It cooperates with international organizations on issues of development, immigration, and the protection of Italians and workers abroad.

List of ministers (since 1946)

NamePeriodGovernment
Alcide De Gasperi (DC)14 July 1946 - 18 October 1946De Gasperi II Cabinet
Pietro Nenni (PSI)18 October 1946 - 2 February 1947De Gasperi II Cabinet
Carlo Sforza (PRI)2 February 1947 - 16 July 1951De Gasperi III Cabinet
De Gasperi IV Cabinet
De Gasperi V Cabinet
De Gasperi VI Cabinet
Alcide De Gasperi (DC)16 July 1951 - 17 August 1953De Gasperi VII Cabinet
De Gasperi VIII Cabinet
Giuseppe Pella (DC)17 August 1953 - 18 January 1954Pella Cabinet
Attilio Piccioni (DC)18 January 1954 - 19 September 1954Fanfani I Cabinet
Scelba Cabinet
Gaetano Martino (PLI)19 September 1954 - 6 May 1957Scelba Cabinet
Segni I Cabinet
Giuseppe Pella (DC)6 May 1957 - 25 March 1960Zoli Cabinet
Fanfani II Cabinet
Segni II Cabinet
Antonio Segni (DC)25 March 1960 - 7 May 1962Tambroni Cabinet
Fanfani III Cabinet
Fanfani IV Cabinet
Attilio Piccioni (DC)7 May 1962 - 4 December 1963Fanfani IV Cabinet
Leone I Cabinet
Giuseppe Saragat (PSDI)4 December 1963 - 28 December 1964Moro I Cabinet
Moro II Cabinet
Amintore Fanfani (DC)28 December 1964 - 24 June 1968Moro II Cabinet
Moro III Cabinet
Giuseppe Medici (DC)24 June 1968 - 12 December 1968Leone II Cabinet
Pietro Nenni (PSI)12 December 1968 - 5 August 1969Rumor I Cabinet
Aldo Moro (DC)5 August 1969 - 26 June 1972Rumor II Cabinet
Rumor III Cabinet
Colombo Cabinet
Andreotti I Cabinet
Giuseppe Medici (DC)26 June 1972 - 8 July 1973Andreotti II Cabinet
Aldo Moro (DC)8 July 1973 - 23 November 1974Rumor IV Cabinet
Rumor V Cabinet
Mariano Rumor (DC)23 November 1974 - 29 July 1976Moro IV Cabinet
Moro V Cabinet
Arnaldo Forlani (DC)29 July 1976 - 4 August 1979Andreotti III Cabinet
Andreotti IV Cabinet
Andreotti V Cabinet
Franco Maria Malfatti (DC)4 August 1979 - 15 January 1980Cossiga I Cabinet
Attilio Ruffini (DC)15 January 1980 - 4 April 1980Cossiga I Cabinet
Emilio Colombo (DC)4 April 1980 - 4 August 1983Cossiga II Cabinet
Forlani Cabinet
Spadolini I Cabinet
Spadolini II Cabinet
Fanfani V Cabinet
Giulio Andreotti (DC)4 August 1983 - 22 July 1989Craxi I Cabinet
Craxi II Cabinet
Fanfani VI Cabinet
Goria Cabinet
De Mita Cabinet
Gianni De Michelis (PSI)22 July 1989 - 28 June 1992Andreotti VI Cabinet
Andreotti VII Cabinet
Vincenzo Scotti (DC)28 June 1992 - 29 July 1992Amato I Cabinet
Emilio Colombo (DC)29 July 1992 - 28 April 1993Amato I Cabinet
Beniamino Andreatta (DC)28 April 1993 - 10 May 1994Ciampi Cabinet
Antonio Martino (FI)10 May 1994 - 17 January 1995Berlusconi I Cabinet
Susanna Agnelli (Ind)17 January 1995 - 17 May 1996Dini Cabinet
Lamberto Dini (RI)17 May 1996 - 11 June 2001Prodi I Cabinet
D'Alema I Cabinet
D'Alema II Cabinet
Amato II Cabinet
Renato Ruggiero (Ind)11 June 2001 - 14 November 2002Berlusconi II Cabinet
Franco Frattini (FI)14 November 2002 - 18 November 2004Berlusconi II Cabinet
Gianfranco Fini (AN)18 November 2004 - 17 May 2006Berlusconi II Cabinet
Berlusconi III Cabinet
Massimo D'Alema (PD)17 May 2006 - 8 May 2008Prodi II Cabinet
Franco Frattini (PdL)8 May 2008 - 16 November 2011Berlusconi IV Cabinet
Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata (Ind)16 November 2011 - 28 April 2013Monti Cabinet
Emma Bonino (Rad)28 April 2013 - 22 February 2014Letta Cabinet
Federica Mogherini (PD)22 February 2014 - 31 October 2014Renzi Cabinet
Paolo Gentiloni (PD)31 October 2014 - 12 December 2016Renzi Cabinet
Angelino Alfano (AP)12 December 2016 - 1 June 2018Gentiloni Cabinet
Enzo Moavero Milanesi (Ind)1 June 2018 - 5 September 2019Conte I Cabinet
Luigi Di Maio (M5S)5 September 2019 - 22 October 2022Conte II Cabinet
Draghi Cabinet
Antonio Tajani (FI)22 October 2022 - incumbentMeloni Cabinet

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luigi Corti</span> Italian diplomat and politician (1823–1888)

Count Luigi Corti, Italian diplomat, was born at Gambarana in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uniting for Consensus</span> Group of countries opposing UN Security Council expansion

Uniting for Consensus (UfC), nicknamed the Coffee Club, is a movement that developed in the 1990s in opposition to the possible expansion of permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council. Under the leadership of Italy, it aims to counter the bids for permanent seats proposed by G4 nations and is calling for a consensus before any decision is reached on the form and size of the United Nation Security Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Italy–South Africa relations</span> Bilateral relations

Italy–South Africa relations are foreign relations between the Italian Republic and the Republic of South Africa. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1929. Italy has an embassy in Pretoria, a consulate-general in Johannesburg and a consulate in Cape Town. South Africa has an embassy in Rome and a consulate-general in Milan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raffaele Cappelli</span> Italian politician and diplomat

Raffaele Cappelli was an Italian politician and diplomat. He was born in San Demetrio ne' Vestini, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gianni Vernetti</span> Italian politician

Gianni Vernetti is a writer and Italian politician.

<i>Collezione Farnesina Experimenta</i>

Collezione Farnesina Experimenta is a bilingual book that assembles and catalogues the eighty works of the Farnesina Experimenta Art Collection, housed in Palazzo della Farnesina.

Massimo Andrea Leggeri is an Italian diplomat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of Italy, Kyiv</span>

The Embassy of Italy in Kyiv is the diplomatic mission of Italy in Ukraine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raffaele Guariglia</span> Italian diplomat

Raffaele Guariglia, Barone di Vituso was an Italian diplomat. He is best known for his brief service as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the short-lived 1943 World War II-era Italian government headed by Pietro Badoglio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberto Blanc</span> Italian diplomat and politician (1835–1904)

Alberto Blanc was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was minister of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Italy from 1893 to 1896. He was ambassador to Italy to the Ottoman Empire from 1886 to 1891, the United States from 1875 to 1880, and Spain from 1870 to 1871 and then again from 1883 to 1887. He was a recipient of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ministry of the Republic of Italy</span>

A Ministry of the Republic of Italy is an administrative organ of the Republic of Italy, placed at the top of Italian public administration and is characterised by one or more specific competencies, with an organised structure, often varying over time.

The Rome Med – Mediterranean Dialogue is an annual high-level conference on Mediterranean geopolitics promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI. It took place for the first time in 2015 and has since then been hosted every year in Rome, Italy. The aim of the conference is primarily to rethink traditional approaches to the Mediterranean area complementing analyses of current challenges with new ideas and suggestions to draft a new 'positive agenda', addressing shared challenges at the regional and international level.

The Carabinieri Foreign Ministry Command is the Carabinieri unit in charge for providing security and services to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ferdinando Nelli Feroci</span> Italian diplomat

Ferdinando Nelli Feroci is an Italian diplomat who served briefly as a European Commissioner in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afghanistan–Italy relations</span> Bilateral relations

Afghanistan–Italy relations are the diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Italy which were formed in 1919. On June 3, 1921, they signed the agreement for the exchange of permanent Diplomatic mission and the centenary, on 2021, was celebrated with letters exchanged between their Chairs. Both nations are members of the United Nations but the new Afghanistan government is not recognized by them.

Piero De Masi was an Italian ambassador, known for his contribution in saving hundreds of Chileans fleeing the violence that followed the 1973 Pinochet coup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stefano Baldi</span> Italian diplomat

Stefano Baldi is an Italian ambassador and author. Since January 4, 2021, he is the Permanent Representative of Italy to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2016 to 2020, he was the Ambassador to Bulgaria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honduras–Italy relations</span> Bilateral relations

Honduras-Italy relations refer to bilateral relations between Honduras and Italy. Honduras has an embassy in Rome. Italy has a non-resident ambassador based in Guatemala City accredited to Honduras.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giancarlo Aragona</span> Italian diplomat

Giancarlo Aragona is an Italian diplomat who served as ambassador of Italy to NATO, Russia and United Kingdom and Secretary General of OSCE.

References

    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.