Claudio Bisogniero

Claudio Bisogniero graduated in political science at Rome’s La Sapienza University and entered the diplomatic service in 1978 after military service. Commercial work in Beijing was followed by an assignment at Italy’s NATO delegation and service in President Francesco Cossiga’s diplomatic office. He worked at the Washington embassy from 1992 to 1996, then at Italy’s UN mission in New York. ¹

In Rome he held responsibility for personnel and multilateral political affairs, including NATO, the United Nations, disarmament, and human rights, before directing the Americas department. He served as NATO deputy secretary general from December 2007 to January 2012, then returned to Washington as ambassador. ¹

During his ambassadorship, the 2013 Year of Italian Culture brought more than 300 events to audiences across the United States. In 2014 Bisogniero promoted the follow on Italy in US portal, intended to coordinate the embassy, consulates, cultural institutes, and outside partners through a shared public calendar and social media. He later returned to Brussels as Italy’s permanent representative to NATO in March 2016. ^{2, 1}