The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and Aspen Institute Italia have signed a comprehensive framework agreement titled "USA and Italy: Common History, Common Values, Common Future" aimed at promoting and strengthening relations between the United States and Italy. The agreement was announced during the international conference "US and Eu...

Tariffs may be making headlines, but at the recent Summer Fancy Food Show in New York—the largest specialty food trade event in the U.S.—the spotlight shifted to bigger ambitions. The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium used the occasion to announce a new partnership with the New York Jets, which will officially kick off this September. But this isn't j...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Congressional Fellowship Program places outstanding Italian American college students and recent graduates in offices of members and associates of the Italian American Congressional Delegation (IACD) to educate and support the next generation of Italian American leadership. Apply today here.Upon accep...

Dear friends, Even this month, there have been many things that have kept us at We the Italians busy. Let’s start with the big news: We the Italians: the surveys. It is a new tool to further enhance our role as a platform for listening to and discussing the interests and opinions of this community. We’ve launched an observatory dedicated to this mi...

The National Italian American Foundation has partnered with Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) and is now accepting submissions for the NIAF Daniel Megliola Scholarship at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma for an Italian American Student to attend UCBM’s three-year undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering. The 3-year, full-tuitio...

There is and should always be a mutual and respectful enrichment between the European Union and the United States, President Sergio Mattarella told a delegation of the National American Italian Foundation on Wednesday.  "What has developed between the United States and Europe is a relationship of mutual and respectful enrichment, of restitution, a...

Pope Leo XIV met with the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday and blessed their work in continuing the spiritual and cultural legacy of their ancestors. Before holding his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father met with board members of the leading Italian American foundation and thanked them for their various...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce a special gala in Rome Italy, to be held on June 3, 2025, at the historic Palazzo Colonna. The exclusive event, organized by NIAF Italia, NIAF’s sister organization in Italy, is designed to celebrate NIAF’s 50th anniversary in the Italian capital and to commemorate NIAF’s long his...

The first festival dedicated to the friendship between Italy and the United States will be held in Vicenza, Italy, from September 12 to 14. The ITALIA-AMERICA Friendship Festival aims to celebrate and strengthen the bond between the two countries, highlighting their mutual influence on each other’s cultures. The festival was introduced today by Vic...

May 2025 Happy 50th anniversary to the NIAF and welcome to John Calvelli, its new Chairman of the Board