A new Italian Ambassador is heading to Canberra

Former Italian Ambassador Stefano Gatti (L) with Lyndon Terracini

Former Italian Ambassador Stefano Gatti (L) confers Opera Australia's artistic director Lyndon Terracini the title of "Commander of The Order of The Star". Source: Prudence Upton courtesy of Opera Australia

On 25 February, the Italian Ambassador to Australia, Stefano Gatti, returned to Italy, after less than a year at the helm of the Canberra diplomatic headquarters. A departure - as we reported at the time – that took place in silence and without official announcements.

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Published 15 July 2019 11:08am

By Marco Lucchi

Source: SBS

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On 25 February, the Italian Ambassador to Australia, Stefano Gatti, returned to Italy, after less than a year at the helm of the Canberra diplomatic headquarters. A departure - as we reported at the time – that took place in silence and without official announcements.

Almost six months after his exit, Rome is about to send a new Ambassador down under. We spoke to Senator Francesco Giacobbe, elected in the constituency which also includes Australia, who closely followed the story and cooperated with the Italian Foreign Ministry for a quick succession to Gatti.