63 years ago, on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks opposed the order of the driver James Blake to give her place to a white passenger: this act of civil disobedience led her to being jailed for violating segregation laws and started the Montgomery bus boycott for over a year. Rosa Parks continued …
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Are you a U.S. citizen in the Alto Adige area looking for consular services? The American Citizen Services Unit of U.S. Embassy Vienna will be in Innsbruck on October 18, 2018, and can provide passport services for minors, birth registrations, and notary services. Save the date! When: October 18, 2018, from 09:00 a.m. to 11:30 …
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Though integration and diversity have long been important issues for both the U.S. and Northern Italy, they have become even more central in recent months. Several projects and proposals have been advanced by Northern cities in an effort to foster discussion on these issues as Italy embarks on the next phase following the migration crisis. …
Read More» Due to a construction renovation project, the U.S. Consular Section in Milan, Italy, will be closed temporarily to the public September 10-19, 2018. During this time, American Citizen Services and nonimmigrant visa appointments will not be scheduled, nor will the Consular Section be able to accept walk-in appointments.
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For her first Thanksgiving in Milan, Consul General Martinez – with help by Consulate interns – starred in a video providing the recepy and ingredients to cook a typical Thanksgiving Dinner. She explained the importance of this day and the importance of being thankful.
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Consul General Martinez had a cordial introductory call with Beppe Sala, the Mayor of Milan. Sala praised U.S. investment in Milan, specifically citing Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. He noted the growth in foreign students in the city and the overall global focus he and his administration share. Sala discussed his administration’s priorities for improved public …
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A representative of the Milan Foreign Commercial Section visited the World Travel Market show in London to support the promotion and outreach of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) to the Italian and European markets. AIANTA will participate in the 21st edition of Showcase USA – Italy, the travel and tourism matchmaking event …
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U.S. speaker Kip Knight was in northern Italy October 19 -20. In Milan and Turin, Kip engaged with more than a thousand people – in the corporate sector, as well as students, academics, journalists, and digital experts – in a series of lectures, meetings and roundtables on the growing threat of disinformation, misinformation and fake …
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On September 27 and 28, Singularity University held its first Summit in Italy. The two-day event took place at Stella Polare (Rho Fiera) in Milan, and drew over 1,000 participants to hear twenty presentations on the latest developments in exponential technologies. Topics included the disruptive and converging fields of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Genomics, Biotechnology, Blockchain, …
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On Wednesday, September 20th, Rob Peaslee, PCO, delivered opening remarks at “AmCham’s 1st Advocacy Conference.” The event drew over 200 participants from member companies, local and regional government, industry associations and other international chambers of commerce. The program included a presentation by the Chairs of each of the AmCham’s fourteen Committees and Working Groups (Cybersecurity; Digital; …
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The CG also did a farewell video interview with Luca Ferrua, the chief of the Turin pages. In the interview the CG expressed his admiration for the city of Turin, saying “Turin is a little Paris,” and highlighted how the 2006 Winter Olympics represented a turning point in the international visibility of the capital of …
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Consul General Philip Reeker, accompanied by the Chief of the Political/Economic Section John Crosby, met on Monday, September 18, with Piedmont Regional President Sergio Chiamparino (PD) for a wide-ranging discussion about positive economic prospects in the region (which counts the United States as its top destination for exports); the increasing viability for the “triangle” encompassing …
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Consul General Philip Reeker hosted a breakfast for top museum directors Monday September 18 at Villa Necchi Campiglio, a magnificent FAI (Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano, an NGO that protects Italian cultural heritage) property in the heart of Milan. The breakfast was organized to introduce the new Public Affairs Officer Kim Natoli to leading officials in …
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On Monday September 11th Consul General Ambassador Philip Reeker presented remarks at the ceremony organized by the Mayor of Milan in remembrance of the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Milan Deputy Mayor Arianna Censi represented Mayor Sala at the wreath laying ceremony. Censi stressed how “…honoring the victims of 9/11, we are all unreservedly united in the fight …
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On Tuesday, July 11, Consul General Philip Reeker welcomed newly elected Genoa Mayor Marco Bucci and former Mayor Marco Doria to a national day reception at Teatro Carlo Felice. The U.S. Consular presence in Genoa was established in 1797.
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On July 13, Philip Reeker visited the new Whirlpool Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Pero, near Milan.
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On July 7, Consular Section Chief C.J. Hamilton traveled to Venice to participate in a July 4th celebrations hosted by the local NGO “International Columbia Association FDNY” at the historic Ca’Sagredo Hotel.
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Consul General Reeker highlighted that in 2017, we mark the 70th anniversary of something that will continue to bind Italy and the United States together: The Marshall Plan. He went on to say, “The spirit of the Marshall Plan is as needed now as it was seventy years ago, ” and added “the success of …
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In 2017 we mark the 70th anniversary of something that will always bind our two countries together: The Marshall Plan. As the German Marshall Fund reminds us, the Secretary of State George Marshall’s plan was an audacious, innovative strategy to tackle the most pressing challenges of its time. In 1947, Europe was reeling from the …
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On June 23, the Udine seat of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region hosted a signoff ceremony of the “Permanent Partnership Agreement,” endorsed by Regional President Debora Serracchiani, between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and FVG Universities, namely SISSA, the University of Trieste and the University of Udine. The Regional Council approved the agreement on June 1. …
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Tony Bennett (91 years old in August) performed a sold out concert at Verona’s Teatro Romana, on Sunday June 18. Consul General Amb. Philip Reeker presented the legendary “Cultural Ambassador” with the “Milan Consulate General’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy.”
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The first edition of Space Apps in northern Italy, in Vicenza, was a smashing success, with 164 participants and 18 teams. Participants included students from local high school, including a group of students from the American high school hosted at the U.S. Army base at Caserma Ederle, who worked with their Italian colleagues to tackle …
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Local and regional media attended the event and generated positive coverage of the initiative, brought to Vicenza for the first time ever and organized by the U.S. Consulate General Milan with a pool of local sponsors: the City of Vicenza, the local SMEs association Confartigianato Vicenza, and the University of Vicenza. The event was also …
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On Wednesday April 26th, Public Affairs Officer Christopher Wurst spoke at a press conference hosted by the Cariplo Foundation to highlight American Gullah culture and heritage at a workshop hosted by the Accademia delle Belle Arti of Brera. The program was organized by Fare Arte and Global Culture Talks, and included the participation of John …
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Consul General Amb. Philip Reeker traveled to Turin on Tuesday, March 28 for the official opening of the exhibit “Crossroads,” held at the National Automobile Museum “Giovanni Agnelli.” The exhibit shows how both the American and Italian automobile industries and car designs were influenced by each other. Americans were fascinated by the Italian designs, the …
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On Monday, March 6, Dr. Suzanne Fry visited Milan to present the 2017 Global Trends Report to several relevant local audiences. The 2017 report examined a broad spectrum of trends summarized by Dr. Fry, who pointed the attention of the audience to key implications (expected through 2035), including technology, global economy, health, conflicts, and the …
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This was the largest number of participants and pre-arranged meetings ever in a Showcase USA event. Sponsoring destinations included: Visit California; Massachusetts Office of Tourism; and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Chargé d’Affaires Kelly Degnan and Consul General Mary Ellen Countryman welcomed U.S. participants in Sunday’s market briefing, and joined the group for …
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On Wednesday, February 8, Milan Consul General, Amb. Philip Reeker visited Milan’s new soccer museum, Museo Internazionale del Calcio La Stringa d’Oro (“the Golden Shoelace”). The museum opened in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, within the site of the former Expo 2015 James Beard American Restaurant. The museum not only displays memorabilia and mementoes from Italian …
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On Thursday and Friday February 2 and 3, Dr. Delia Pompa, a Senior Fellow for Educational Policy at the Washington based Migration Policy Institute, lectured in Milan and Vicenza on integration programs for students in the U.S. and Italy in a comparative approach. At Catholic University Dr. Pompa discussed the unique challenges that migrant students …
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On Wednesday and Thursday January 25th and 26th, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Senior Fellow Dina Smeltz delivered an in-depth analysis of public opinion polling in the 2016 presidential election at the Walter Tobagi School of Journalism of the State University of Milan and at the Catholic University School of Journalism. USG alumni association Amerigo …
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On Thursday, December 22nd, CG Reeker joined the Marine Security Guard Detachment on for the Toys for Tots event at Buzzi Hospital Milan. Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. For the last …
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Christopher M. Wurst Consul for Press and Culture Gives Remarks in Honor of Misty Copeland Milan, December 22, 2016 On Thursday, Dec 22nd, PAO Chris Wurst presented American Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland with the Consul General’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy at a luncheon reception hosted by Irene and Vincenzo Gambino in her honor. Roberto Bolle, …
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It is a bittersweet time for me as I approach the end of my appointment as Ambassador to Italy and San Marino. Serving as an Ambassador in President Obama’s administration has been a humbling honor that is one of the highlights of my life. While I am sad to leave the position and my outstanding …
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On Sunday, December 4, Vice Consul Heather Beggs traveled to Pinzolo in Val Rendena, West of Trento, to meet with 35 American citizens living in the region. The Vice Mayor of Pinzolo and Mayor of Giustino (both Italian-American dual nationals) attended, with a short appearance by the Mayor of Pinzolo. Hosted by our local warden, …
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On November 23rd, Consul General Amb. Philip Reeker participated in the opening of the eighth KFC – Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Italy this year, at suburban Milan’s Assago shopping mall. KFC expects to open 14 more restaurants in the next few months. The Assago KFC (sharing a vast parking lot with a thriving McDonald’s) …
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On November 23rd U.S. Consulate Milan Public Affairs Officer Christopher Wurst was a guest speaker in an initiative organized by the City Councilor for Youth Policies Giacomo Possamai and the Office for Youth Policies of the City of Vicenza on the Obama legacy, immigration and integration and American public diplomacy.
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Hundreds of students and researchers attended Consular Officer Ben Harrington’s presentations about ‘student and exchange visas’ at the University of Padua and at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice. The Padua session focused on opportunities at U.S. research universities; students in Venice asked mainly about J-visa internships that often form a compulsory part of their degree …
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As President Obama has said, “America isn’t Congress. America isn’t Washington. America is the striving immigrants who starts a business…” In explaining the American Dream, the belief that any individual regardless of background has the opportunity to achieve success, Dr. Basha emphasized the important role of community building in creating this success. Dr. Basha engaged …
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On October 27, a Jean Michel Basquiat exhibit opened at MUDEC (Museum of Cultures) in Milan. Christopher M. Wurst, Public Affairs Officer represented the U.S. Consulate at the opening. The exhibit features more than fifty works from the well-known American artist, including monumental canvases and dishes portraying famous artists, wood surfaces and other media, which …
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October 27-28, Milan Consul General Amb. Philip Reeker traveled to the Autonomous Region of Trentino-Alto Adige, accompanied by the Chief Political Economic Officer Christopher Jester. In Trento, Amb. Reeker toured the Center for Computational and Systems Biology (COSBI), founded in 2005 by Microsoft Research and the University of Trento.
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On October 23 and 24, the Economic Officer of the Consulate, Adam Leff, traveled to Trento for the 2016 International Space Forum. Ministries of Science, Universities, Space Agencies, and International Organizations from 36 countries (including the U.S.) participated in the Forum. The U.S. delegation included Doctor Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist, Tim Tawney, NASA Representative …
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On Thursday October 20, Christopher M. Wurst, Milan Public Affairs Officer, attended the opening of “Pop Society”, the Andy Warhol’s exhibit at Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale commemorating the 30th anniversary of his death. The exhibit curator was Luca Beatrice, who cooperated with the co-sponsors ‘Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura’ (Foundation for Culture) and ‘24OreCultura – …
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On October 20, as part of the Consulate General’s Presidential Election season programming, Christopher M. Wurst, Public Affairs Officer, spoke to a group of 50 graduate students at the University of Pavia on “The Obama Legacy and the 2016 Presidential Elections.”
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Professor Thomas Lee, an expert on U.S. constitutional and international law, with special expertise in federal courts, national security, the US Supreme Court, foreign relations, international arbitration, and the law of war, lectured to university students and lawyers in Genoa, Torino, Milan and Como, on the Obama presidency through the lens of SCOTUS (Supreme Court …
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On Wednesday October 12th, Milan Consul General Amb. Philip Reeker joined Giorgio Guerello, Genoa City Council President, in delivering remarks at the House of Christopher Columbus. According to tradition, Columbus spent his early childhood in this small house. While this may not be entirely true, historians have agreed that the area around this house, beneath …
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Amb. Philip T. Reeker visited the Barilla plant, located in Pedrignano, near Parma. The Pedrignano plant is the largest pasta plant in the world. Barilla was also the first foreign company to open a pasta plant in the United States. Paolo Barilla, Vice President of the Group, explained to the Consul General, that in 1998 …
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On September 26-28, U.S. Speaker Jessica Grounds, founder of several NGOs dedicated to bring women into politics, participated in programs at Trieste, Milan and Turin.
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As part of post’s Diversity and Human Rights programming, Economic Officer Adam Leff and the Public Affairs Section of Milan, in cooperation with Parks – Liberi e Uguali, collaborated on this workshop “LGBT People at Work. The Change: User Guide” which was held in Milan on Sept 15-16.
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On Tuesday September 13, Consul General Ambassador Philip Reeker hosted a reception for Amerigo to reinforce the importance of exchange programs between the U.S. and Italy.
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On 9/11 Consul General Ambassador Philip Reeker participated in a commemoration organized in Milan by the Città Metropolitana to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
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On Thursday September 8, Consul General Ambassador Reeker along with Public Affairs Officer Christopher Wurst and Pol/Econ Chief Chris Jester visited Binario 21, Milan’s Shoah Memorial which also serves as a reception center for transiting migrants.
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On September 1, Consulate Milan joined U.S.-based organizations Protiviti and Stop Hunger Now in a community service event, “i-on Hunger” at Milan EXPO-Gate.
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On July 30-31, Ambassador John Phillips returned to his ancestral family villages: Frisanco (home of the Fillippi’s) and Poffabro (home of the Colussi’s). The occasion was the 39th annual meeting of EFASCE, the association of Friulani abroad.
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On July 28-29, Ambassador John Phillips and Consul General Philip Reeker travelled to Trieste for a visit steeped in both innovation and a rich coffee aroma.
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On July 26-27, Ambassador John Phillips and Consul General Philip Reeker travelled to Venice to participate in a number of events around the 500th anniversary of the Jewish Ghetto—the first of its kind in the world.
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On Thursday July 7, Consul General Amb. Philip Reeker hosted a reception at his private residence for 160 members of the ICOM-US delegation to the 2016 ICOM Triennial , that took place in Milan July 3-9. The 24th General Conference theme was “Museums and Cultural Landscapes.” Consul General Philip Reeker highlighted in his remarks how ICOM-US had the …
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Celebrating the 240th Anniversary of America’s Independence at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan Milan, July 1, 2016 Friday evening, July 1, the Consul General and Mrs. Reeker, welcomed 900+ guests to a special event celebrating the 240th anniversary of the U.S. Independence. The event was held at the historic Castello Sforzesco and the new Deputy …
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I want to begin by thanking the Comune of Milan, for again allowing us to celebrate our National Day in one of your national treasures: Castello Sforzesco. We appreciate the close relationship the Consulate has had with Milano for over 150 years, and sincerely look forward to working new Mayor, Giuseppe Sala and his team. …
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On June 28 the U.S. Consul General Ambassador Philip Reeker, visited Christo’s Floating Piers on Lake Iseo.
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Milano Pride Week concluded on June 25 with the annual Pride Parade, which was attended by a record 200,000 people. A record number of nearly 30 Consulate employees, in addition to Consul General Reeker were in attendance and headed the parade in the second-leading spot.
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[…] PAO Chris Wurst participated in the commemoration ceremonies organized in Friuli for the 40th anniversary of the devastating 1976 earthquake, which left more than 1,000 dead and more than 150,000 homeless. The Consulate’s participation in the ceremony held in Majano was covered in local media.
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Milan, April 21, 2016 (AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY) Buongiorno and good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much to my friend Bocconi President Mario Monti and Rector Andrea Sironi for the invitation to be here. Particular thanks to Professor Marco Ventoruzzo for opening his class to me, and allowing me this time with his …
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A private and intimate concert, the “Best of Broadway’” was held at the Consul General’s Residence on March 22nd, starring well-known opera soprano Madelyn Renée, baritone Stephonne Smith and pianist Vincenzo Scalera. They performed iconic songs from Broadway including; “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” from Oklahoma (1943), “Anything You Can Do” from Annie Get Your …
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[…] While discussing the policies of individual candidates, each speaker discussed their personal insights on each candidate—stating whether they agreed or disagreed with the proposed policies and why RSO interns, Laura Herring and Regina Seweryn, also discussed their experiences as first time voters and tackled the challenge of describing two of the candidates in the …
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On October 29th, the USA Pavilion doubled its initial visitor projection by welcoming six million visitors to the Pavilion! This was the ultimate record that characterized an unprecedented series of extraordinary events day after day, to the very last one, on Saturday, October 31, when a festival of music, private parties and fireworks officially closed …
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On Saturday, October 17, welcomed by EXPO CEO Giuseppe Sala and by Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Expo. From the Expo Center, Kerry launched a clear message, inviting the whole international community to support the committment of the Obama Administration on food sustainability and climate change. “…Food …
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