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Revision as of 04:22, 27 July 2009
Marcello Spatafora (born July 30, 1941) is an Italian diplomat, the current Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations.
Career
Marcello Spatafora was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He studied Law in Pisa, at the former Collegio medico-giuridico (now Sant'Anna_School_of_Advanced_Studies).
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.
From 2000 until his appointment as Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, he worked at the Italian 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.