The Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations is the leader of the diplomatic mission representing Italy at the United Nations Organization. Italy has been a member of the United Nations since December 14, 1955.
Maurizio Massari is the current Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York. In this role, Massari serves as Vice-President of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He has been serving in his position as permanent representative since July 19, 2025.
Permanent Representatives of Italy to the United Nations # Name Years served U.N. Secretary(ies)-General President(s) of Italy 01 Luciano Mascia 1947–1950 Trygve Lie Enrico De Nicola, Luigi Einaudi 02 Gastone Guidotti 1950–1953 Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjöld Luigi Einaudi 03 Alberico Casardi 1953–1956 Dag Hammarskjöld Luigi Einaudi, Giovanni Gronchi 04 Leonardo Vitetti 1956–1958 Giovanni Gronchi 05 Egidio Ortona 1958–1961 06 Vittorio Zoppi 1961–1964 U Thant Giovanni Gronchi, Antonio Segni 07 Piero Vinci 1964–1973 U Thant, Kurt Waldheim Giuseppe Saragat, Giovanni Leone 08 Eugenio Plaja 1973–1975 Kurt Waldheim Giovanni Leone 09 Piero Vinci 1975–1979 Giovanni Leone, Sandro Pertini 10 Umberto La Rocca 1979–1984 Kurt Waldheim, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Sandro Pertini 11 Maurizio Bucci 1984–1988 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Sandro Pertini, Francesco Cossiga 12 Giovanni Migliuolo 1988–1989 Francesco Cossiga 13 Vieri Traxler 1989–1993 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 14 Francesco Paolo Fulci 1993–1999 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 15 Sergio Vento 1999–2003 Kofi Annan Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 16 Marcello Spatafora 4 May 2003–25 August 2008 Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Giorgio Napolitano 17 Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata 25 August 2008–8 November 2009 Ban Ki-moon Giorgio Napolitano 18 Cesare Ragaglini 8 November 2009–20 September 2013 19 Sebastiano Cardi 20 September 2013–13 August 2018 20 Maria Angela Zappia 13 August 2018–19 July 2021 António Guterres Sergio Mattarella 21 Maurizio Massari 19 July 2021–present
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