Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero

Permanent Representative – Italy
2016

  • Last updated: 10 Mar. 2016 15:00
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Born in Rome on July 2, 1954.

  • 1976
    Graduated in Political Science at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”
  • 1976-1977
    Military service as officer in the Italian Army
  • 1978
    Entered the Italian Foreign Service
  • 1981-1984
    First Secretary for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Italian Embassy in Beijing
  • 1984-1989
    Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Italy to NATO in Brussels
  • 1989-1992
    Counsellor at the Office of the Diplomatic Adviser to the President of the Italian Republic, Francesco Cossiga
  • 1992-1996
    First Counsellor at the Italian Embassy in Washington.
  • 1996-1999
    Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York
  • 1999-2002
    Division of Personnel and later Office of the Secretary General at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 2002-2005
    Deputy Director General for political multilateral affairs, responsible for NATO, the United Nations, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, G8, disarmament, anti-terrorism and human rights at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 2005-2007
    Director General for the Americas at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Italy’s relations with the United States and Canada, as well as the countries of Latin America
  • 2007-2012
    Deputy Secretary General of NATO
  • 2012-2016
    Ambassador of Italy to the United States, in Washington
  • From 7 March 2016
    Permanent Representative of Italy to NATO

Married, one daughter and one son.

Hobbies and personal interests include classical music, reading, sailing and flying.