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Marcello Spatafora
Marcello Spatafora
Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations
	In office; 2003–2008
Preceded by	Sergio Vento
Succeeded by	Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata
Personal details
Born	30 July 1941; Innsbruck, Austria
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Pisa

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Marcello Spatafora (born 30 July 1941) is a retired Italian diplomat, former Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations.

Career

Marcello Spatafora was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He studied law at the University of Pisa, at the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico of the Scuola Normale Superiore, known today as the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.

He served as the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations from April 2003 until August 2008.^[1] He was President of the United Nations Security Council in December 2007. From 2000 until April 2003, he served in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation.^[2]

He also served as Ambassador of Italy to Albania from 1997 to 1999, and Ambassador to Australia from 1993 to 1997. In 1989-1990 he was the Chief of the Italian Delegation responsible for organizing the country's presidency of the European Economic Community. He served as Ambassador to Malta from 1986 to 1989, and Ambassador to Malaysia from 1980 to 1986. Prior to this time, he served in different positions in Paris, Belgrade and Beirut.

Since 2008, he has been a staunch supporter of United Nations activities worldwide, including in particular the humanitarian relief efforts led by OCHA.

His wife, Laura, is a former medical researcher. His son, Nikola Spatafora, is an official at the World Bank in Washington, DC.

Honors

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – June 2, 2005

References

^ "Press release United Nations. New Permanent Representative of Italy presents Credentials". Retrieved 2021-12-26.
^ "Ministero degli Affari esteri, Stati di servizio del personale della Carriera diplomatica che ha cessato di far parte dell'Amministrazione dal 1 gennaio 2000 al 30 maggio 2014" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2021.

External links

Marcello Spatafora's biography at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations

Preceded by Sergio Vento	Italian Ambassador to the United Nations 2003 - 25 August 2008	Succeeded by Giulio Terzi Sant'Agata

[1] "Press release United Nations. New Permanent Representative of Italy presents Credentials". Retrieved 2021-12-26.

[MAE-2] "Ministero degli Affari esteri, Stati di servizio del personale della Carriera diplomatica che ha cessato di far parte dell'Amministrazione dal 1 gennaio 2000 al 30 maggio 2014" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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-'''Marcello Spatafora''' (born July 30, 1941) is an [[Italian people|Italian]] diplomat, former Permanent Representative of [[Italy]] to the [[United Nations]].
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+'''Marcello Spatafora''' (born 30 July 1941) is a retired [[Italian people|Italian]] diplomat, former Permanent Representative of [[Italy]] to the [[United Nations]].
 ==Career==
-Marcello Spatafora was born in [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]].
+Marcello Spatafora was born in [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]]. He studied law at the University of Pisa, at the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico of the [[Scuola Normale Superiore]], known today as the [[Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies]].
-He studied Law in Pisa, at the former Collegio medico-giuridico (now [[Sant'Anna_School_of_Advanced_Studies]]).
+He served as the Permanent Representative of Italy to the [[United Nations]] from April 2003 until August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2003/bio3489r1.doc.htm|title=Press release United Nations. New Permanent Representative of Italy presents Credentials|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> He was [[President of the United Nations Security Council|President]] of the [[United Nations Security Council]] in December 2007. From 2000 until April 2003, he served in the Italian [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] as Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation.<ref name="MAE">{{cite web|url=https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/doc/2015/01/stati_servizio_cessati.pdf|title=''Ministero degli Affari esteri, Stati di servizio del personale della Carriera diplomatica che ha cessato di far parte dell'Amministrazione dal 1 gennaio 2000 al 30 maggio 2014''|language=IT|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref>
-After having served in various positions in [[Paris]], [[Belgrade]] and Beirut, he served as Italian Ambassador to [[Malaysia]] from [[1980]] to [[1986]], as Ambassador to [[Malta]] from [[1986]] to [[1989]], as Ambassador to [[Australia]] from [[1993]] to [[1997]], and as Ambassador to [[Albania]] from [[1997]] to [[1999]]. In [[1989]] and [[1990]] he served as the Chief of the Italian delegation responsible for organizing the country’s presidency of the [[European Economic Community]].
+He also served as Ambassador of Italy to [[Albania]] from 1997 to 1999, and Ambassador to [[Australia]] from 1993 to 1997. In 1989-1990 he was the Chief of the Italian Delegation responsible for organizing the country's presidency of the [[European Economic Community]]. He served as Ambassador to [[Malta]] from 1986 to 1989, and Ambassador to [[Malaysia]] from 1980 to 1986. Prior to this time, he served in different positions in [[Paris]], [[Belgrade]] and [[Beirut]].
-From [[2000]] until his appointment as Permanent Representative of Italy to the [[United Nations]], he worked at the Italian [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] as the Director General for the Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation.
-He presented his credentials to the [[United Nations Secretary-General]] on April 4, 2003.  Since that time, he has been a staunch supporter of United Nations activities worldwide, especially humanitarian relief efforts led by [[OCHA]]. He was [[President of the United Nations Security CouncilPresident]] of the [[Security Council]] in the month of December 2007.
+Since 2008, he has been a staunch supporter of United Nations activities worldwide, including in particular the humanitarian relief efforts led by [[OCHA]].
+His wife, Laura, is a former medical researcher. His son, Nikola Spatafora, is an official at the [[World Bank]] in Washington, DC.
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+== Honors ==
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+[[File:ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR.svg|frameless|73x73px]] [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross]] – June 2, 2005
+== See also ==
+* [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)]]
+* [[Foreign relations of Italy]]
+==References==
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 ==External links==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060206072537/http://www.italyun.org/docs/bio/bio.htm Marcello Spatafora's biography at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations]
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