The Embassy of the United States of America in Rome is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to the Italian Republic. The embassy's chancery is situated in the Palazzo Margherita, Via Vittorio Veneto, Rome. The United States also maintains consulates general in Milan, Florence and Naples, and consular agencies in Genoa, Palermo, and Venice.[2] The diplomatic mission comprises several sections and offices, such as the public affairs section and its cultural office.[3] The current United States Ambassador to Italy is former Delaware Governor Jack Markell. Markell presented his credentials as Ambassador on September 23, 2023. [4]
| Embassy of the United States, Rome Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America a Roma | |
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| Address | Palazzo Margherita, Via Veneto Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°54′24″N 12°29′27″E / 41.90667°N 12.49083°E |
| Opened | 1946[1] |
| Ambassador | Jack Markell |
| Website | Official website |
Two other American diplomatic missions are located in Rome. The Embassy of the United States to the Holy See, previously located on Aventine Hill, moved to new headquarters in September 2015 in a separate building on the same compound as the United States Embassy Rome,[5] while the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome is located in a third building on the same compound since December 2011, when they moved from their former location at Piazza del Popolo.[6]
Terrorism
editOn June 10, 1987, a rocket attack hit the embassy, however no one was hurt. Junzo Okudaira, a member of the Japanese Red Army, was suspected to have carried out the attack.[7][8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Rome, Italy". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Locations". U.S. Department of State, United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sections & Offices". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Rome welcomes new US Ambassador Jack Markell". August 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy to the Holy See New Chancery Inauguration". United States Embassy to the Holy See. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome". U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ Tagliabue, John (June 10, 1987). "Rome Explosions Shake U.S. and British Embassies and Wreck Car". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Wayne, E.A. (May 10, 1988). "Is Libya behind anti-US strikes? American officials believe Qaddafi enlisted Japanese Red Army for terrorist acts". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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