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.
A new Italian Ambassador is heading to Canberra
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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