US-Italian differences over the Milan kidnapping and "extraordinary rendition" of Egyptian terrorism suspect Abu Omar in 2003, and the subsequent conviction in Italian court of 22 CIA operatives (in absentia), should not obscure the fact that the US and Italy have a long history of cooperation against international security threats, from organized...
READ MOREApplications for scholarships for the 2014/2015 academic year are available online starting Nov. 1, at www.niaf.org/scholarships. Students must be of Italian heritage, have a GPA of at least 3.5, and be entering or already enrolled in college in the fall of 2014 to be eligible to apply. Applications for the 2014 Voyage of Discovery are ava...
READ MOREMercoledì sera il Gala newyorkese di primavera della NIAF non è stato il solito déjà vu ma ha avuto un momento di grande intensità emotiva capace di trasportare gli italo americani che affollavano la grande sala del Cipriani. E' stato quando il governatore dello Stato di New York, Andrew Cuomo, è salito sul palco per presentare il Mario M. Cuomo Aw...
READ MOREThe National Italian American Foundation and nascent Italian American Congressional Staff Association are teaming up Thursday for a meet-and-greet featuring food, drink and just a touch of nostalgia. The Wine-Off Tasting event is scheduled to take place in Rayburn 2168 from 6 to 8 p.m. and is open to all congressional staff. Read...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #46 2014 October, 29Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: I just came back from a couple of very intense weeks in the US, between New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois. I've met several beautiful friends in the Italian American community, I've attended important events, I've had very positive feedbacks about what We t...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #84 2016 October 17Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from ... somewhere in the US! As October is the Italian Heritage month, I'm travelling around the East Coast and the Midwest to celebrate Italy in the US, the Italian Americans and meeting a lot of friends of We the Italians! What a wonderful, sparkling, enth...
READ MOREEuropean Studies at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and The US-Italy Global Affairs Forum invite you to a panel discussion on Francis I: A New Pope for a Globalized World?
READ MOREFernando Napolitano, President and CEO of the Italian Business & Investment Initiative and a panelist during the Frank J. Guarini NIAF Media Forum on April 3 in the NYT building, is hosting a spring symposium with presentations from 10 prominent EU originated startups with founders from Italy, Israel, Greece and the U.S. on May 2 in New York Ci...
READ MOREIncontriamo John Viola a Washington, nella sede della NIAF. Fuori ci hanno accolto le due bandiere a noi più care, che simbolizzano ciò che da quasi 40 anni fa la National Italian American Foundation. Parliamo con un Presidente di 29 anni, e non possiamo non essere curiosi: il paragone con cosa accade in Italia è improponibile. Dobbiamo confessare...
READ MORENIAF will host its annual gala weekend from October 12-13, 2012, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Foundation's 37th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening will conclude two days of activities offering the best of Italy in Washington, D.C. All conferences are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Visit www.niaf.org/gala...
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