The Ambassador of Italy to the United Kingdom is the Italy's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Kingdom, and head of the Italy's diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom. The official title of the Italian Ambassador to the Court of St James's is Ambasciatore d'Italia al Regno Unito. On the basis of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961, the embassy's functions include the following: Represent Italy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Safeguard the interests of Italy and its citizens, within the limits set by international law; Negotiate with the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Gather information, by any legal means, on conditions and events in the United Kingdom and report back to the Italian State; Promote friendly relations and develop economic, cultural and scientific collaborations between Italy and the United Kingdom.
Heads of mission
Ambassadors Source:"Former ambassadors", Ambasciatia d'Italia Londra. Retrieved 8 June 2021. 2026–present: Fabio Cassese 2022–2026: Inigo Lambertini 2018–2022: Raffaele Trombetta"Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta", Ambasciatia d'Italia Londra. Retrieved 8 June 2021. 2013-2018: Pasquale Terracciano 2010-2013: Alain Giorgio Maria Economides 2004-2009: Giancarlo Aragona 1999-2004: Luigi Amaduzzi 1995-1999: Paolo Galli 1991-1995: Giacomo Attolico 1987-1991: Boris Biancheri 1985-1987: Bruno Bottai 1980-1985: Andrea Cagiati 1975-1980: Roberto Ducci 1968-1975: Raimondo Manzini 1964-1968: Gastone Guidotti 1961-1964: Pietro Quaroni 1955-1961: Vittorio Zoppi 1952-1954: Manlio Brosio 1947-1951: Tommaso Gallarati Scotti 1944-1947: Nicolò Carandini 1939-1940: Giuseppe Bastianini 1932-1939: Dino Grandi 1927-1932: Antonio Chiaramonte Bordonaro 1922-1927: Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta 1921-1922: Giacomo De Martino 1910-1920: Guglielmo Imperiali 1906-1910: Antonino di San Giuliano 1906-1906: Tommaso Tittoni 1901-1906: Alberto Pansa 1898-1900: Francesco De Renzis 1895-1898: Annibale Ferrero 1889-1894: Giuseppe Tornielli 1888-1888: Carlo Felice di Robilant 1886-1888: Luigi Corti 1883-1885: Costantino Nigra 1876-1882: Luigi Federico Menabrea 1869-1875: Carlo Cadorna 1861-1868: Vittorio Emanuele Taparelli d'AzeglioSince 1859 Ambassador of the King of Sardinia to the United Kingdom (in 1861 King of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II changed his title in King of Italy).
References
External links Italy and UK, esteri.it