Italian Defense Firm Leonardo Closes in on Deal for US Tech Company
Leonardo SpA’s US unit is closing in on the purchase of an American technology firm, people familiar with the matter said, in a move that would bolster the defense contractor’s product capabilities in the world’s largest weapons market. Arlington, Virginia-based Leonardo DRS Inc. is considering a deal that would value the target in the low hund...
Creator Economy and Digital Diplomacy: A New Event in the Digital Diplomacy Series by the Embassy of Italy in Washington
The steady rise in the value of the creator economy and its growing influence, even in the realms of politics and diplomacy, were the central themes of the latest event in the Digital Diplomacy Series, held yesterday at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, titled Power, Influence, and Technology in the Creator Economy. In his opening remarks, Deputy...
NIAF Announces Italian Business Leader John Elkann to Receive Special Achievement Award
The National Italian American Foundation is pleased to announce that John Elkann, Chief Executive Officer of Exor N.V., Chairman of Ferrari N.V., and Chairman of Stellantis N.V. will be honored at NIAF's 50th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Elkann joins world-renowned tenor maestro Andrea Bocelli, who was previously announced as the...
NJ Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese to Receive Creative Communities Award
The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announces New Jersey Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese of Cliffside Park will receive the first Creative Communities Award at the organization’s inaugural Community Changemaker Night. This special event will honor exemplary community leaders, who have made significant contributions to the betterment...
DiLiberto Honored with ABA Muskie Award
Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr., Chairman of the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture has been selected to receive the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s ("TIPS") Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award. This award recognizes an ABA member who exhibits the qualities attributed to the late Senator Muskie, who...
Urgent notice - Italian citizenship by descent
While apologizing for any inconvenience, the Italian Embassy in Washington DC informs our users that – due to urgent legislative changes, approved on March 28, 2025 by the Council of Ministers, and pending instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – we are going to temporarily suspend: all appointments for the...
Italian American John Giordano Sworn In As 64th U.S. Attorney For District Of New Jersey
A native of Burlington County, Mr. Giordano brings a depth of high-level experience from both the public and private sectors. His career includes extensive work within the Department of Justice as Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
Good Farmer Award U.S.: How beginner farmers can win $10K and a trip to Italy
There are many farmers across the U.S. using responsible practices, Dan Kemper said, but they’re often choosing the more challenging path. “When you kind of sacrifice production for a deeper moral goal of maybe not poisoning the Earth or not destroying the Earth, we have to take that labor on ourselves as the farmers,” said Kemper, a master trainer...
For military, movies and more, this uniform maker keeps the accent on quality
Anthony D’Alessandro is justifiably proud of a lot of things. There’s his designation as a cavaliere – a knight of merit – by the Italian government. There’s the quality of the uniforms that he makes – almost all of the uniforms for America’s military branches, plus more for military academies, local first responders and the occasional Hollywood mo...
The Embassy of Italy in Washington celebrates Piero Sartogo and Italian architecture in the US
On the 25th anniversary of the opening of its current location, the Embassy of Italy in Washington yesterday honored the creators of the “Palazzo sul Potomac” (“Palace on the Potomac”) during an evening dedicated to Piero Sartogo and the significance of Italian architecture in the United States. The Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia,...
Nutella sourced in NJ: Rutgers gets $170K for exciting hazelnut research
Imagine opening a jar of Nutella, harvested from hazelnuts grown in the Garden State. That’s an ultimate vision of Rutgers University researchers working with a $170,000 research grant from Ferrero Group. The Italian-based company, which also owns Ferrero Rocher, announced the funds in November to be disbursed over a four-year span. That was in add...
Italy-U.S. cooperation in the aerospace sector strengthened with Italy’s National Space Day at the Italian Embassy in Washington
The Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), the Italian Space Agency (ASI), NASA, the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), and the U.S. Space Foundation, hosted a new edition of Italy’s National Space Day. “This event demonstrates how Italy continues to play a leading role in the space se...