Giulio Cesare Vinci Gigliucci

Giulio Cesare Vinci Gigliucci was born in Fermo in 1858, studied law in Rome, and entered diplomacy in 1883. European assignments preceded his appointment to Washington in 1895. ¹

Acting for Ambassador Saverio Fava, Vinci defended the Italian immigration bureau in New York against American criticism in June 1899. Immigration Commissioner Terence Powderly had accused it of helping migrants evade regulations and serving labor brokers. Vinci disputed those allegations and argued that the bureau protected newcomers. ²

The following month, after the Tallulah lynchings in Louisiana, Vinci challenged the apparent failure to identify participants in a public attack. He asked whether proceedings would simply end because the grand jury had named no perpetrators, and urged federal assistance in obtaining justice while acknowledging the independence of the courts. ³

His later appointments included Mexico, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, and Stockholm. He retired in 1913 and died in Fermo in 1934. ¹