List of ambassadors of Italy to Saudi Arabia

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Ambassador of Italy to Saudi Arabia
L'ambasciatore italiano a Riad
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Incumbent
Roberto Cantone

since June 2, 2020
Inaugural holder Ottavio De Peppo
FormationMay 26, 1932

The Italian ambassador in Riyadh is the official representative of the Government in Rome to the Government of Saudi Arabia.


List of representatives

Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of prime ministers of Italy King of Saudi Arabia Term end
May 26, 1932 Ottavio De Peppo Benito Mussolini Ibn Saud
November 24, 1933 Giovanni Persico Chargé d'affaires Benito Mussolini Ibn Saud
May 11, 1936 Giovanni Persico Benito Mussolini Ibn Saud
February 18, 1837 Luigi Sillitti Benito Mussolini Ibn Saud
June 14, 1940 Guglielmo Rulli Benito Mussolini Ibn Saud
April 11, 1947 Filippo Zappi Ferruccio Parri Ibn Saud
September 14, 1949 Ugo Turcato Ferruccio Parri Ibn Saud
April 5, 1953 Giuseppe Capace Galeota della Regina Giuseppe Pella Saud of Saudi Arabia
June 18, 1955 Alberto Brugnoli Antonio Segni Saud of Saudi Arabia
August 2, 1958 Mario Alessandro Paulucci envoy Amintore Fanfani Saud of Saudi Arabia
May 20, 1960 Mario Alessandro Paulucci ambassador Fernando Tambroni Saud of Saudi Arabia
December 7, 1961 Dante Matacotta Fernando Tambroni Saud of Saudi Arabia
October 31, 1966 Luigi Sabetta Giovanni Leone Faisal of Saudi Arabia
October 28, 1971 Massimo Casilli D’Aragona Emilio Colombo Faisal of Saudi Arabia
July 25, 1973 Alberto Ramasso Valacca Mariano Rumor Faisal of Saudi Arabia
April 28, 1978 Alberto Solera Giulio Andreotti Khalid of Saudi Arabia
May 10, 1981 Marcello Salimei Giovanni Spadolini Khalid of Saudi Arabia
January 11, 1986 Francesco Ripandelli Bettino Craxi Fahd of Saudi Arabia
April 8, 1989 Mario Emanuele Maiolini Mario Emanuele Maiolini is Ambassador of Italy (ar) In his career he was Deputy Governor of Southern Iraq during the Provisional Government of the Coalition (2003 - 2004), Ambassador of Italy in Saudi Arabia (1989-1994), in Mexico (1994-1998), Ambassador Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference for the Disarmament of Geneva (2000 - 2003), President of the Disarmament Commission of the General Assembly of the United Nations (2002 - 2003) and Director General for the Americas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1999-2000). He served in the Italian Embassy in Washington, Syria, Lebanon and Switzerland. He is a member of the Circle of Diplomatic Studies. He graduated in International Law at the Faculty of Political Science in Rome and received a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University in New York. Since 2012 he is founder and President of CeNASS. [1] Giulio Andreotti Fahd of Saudi Arabia
July 7, 1994 Mario Scialoja Silvio Berlusconi Fahd of Saudi Arabia
November 1, 1996 Marco Sorace Maresca Romano Prodi Fahd of Saudi Arabia
November 7, 2000 Torquato Cardilli Giuliano Amato Fahd of Saudi Arabia
June 15, 2003 Armando Sanguini Silvio Berlusconi Fahd of Saudi Arabia
November 15, 2005 Eugenio d’Auria Silvio Berlusconi Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
July 19, 2010 Valentino Simonetti Silvio Berlusconi Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
February 5, 2013 Mario Boffo Enrico Letta Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
March 7, 2016 Luca Ferrari (ambassador)  [ de ] Matteo Renzi Salman of Saudi Arabia
June 2, 2020 Roberto Cantone [2] Giuseppe Conte Salman of Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 24°41′07″N46°37′44″E / 24.685202°N 46.628873°E / 24.685202; 46.628873

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References

  1. Mario Emanuele Maiolini
  2. "ARABIA SAUDITA: ROBERTO CANTONE NUOVO AMBASCIATORE A RIAD". Giornale Diplomatico. June 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. Ambasciatore italiano in Saudi Arabia,Italian ambassadors in Riyadh