Antonio Zanardi Landi di Veano (born 24 May 1950) is an Italian diplomat. He currently serves as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta's ambassador to the Holy See and a member of the Sovereign Council of the Order of Malta.
Biography
Zanardi was born in Udine on 24 May 1950. He graduated with a law degree from the University of Padua. After finishing military service, he was employed at FIAT.
He started his diplomatic career in 1978. In the academic year 1979-80, he became the first Italian to be enrolled at the École nationale d'administration (ENA) in Paris. The next year, he worked in the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and later in the Foreign Minister's cabinet and the Minister's office for relations with the Parliament.
Outside Italy, Zanardi worked at Italian embassies in Ottawa, Tehran, London and the Holy See.
From 1996 to 2000, Zanardi was Secretary General of the European University Institute in Florence.
From 2004 to 2006, he was the Italian ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro, and from 2006 to 2007, he was the Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2007 to 2010, he was the Italian ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. From 2010 to 2013, he was ambassador to Russia and Turkmenistan. From 2013, he served as the President's diplomatic advisor. Since 2016, Zanardi has been the Sovereign Military Order of Malta's ambassador to the Holy See and has been a member of the Sovereign Council since 2022.
In May 2026, Zanardi became a candidate for the post of High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Honours
Ribbon Distinction Country Date Reference Kinght Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great 7 November 1995 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 4th Class 27 December 1995 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 3rd Class 29 November 2004 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2nd Class 18 January 2006 Grad Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy 27 December 2007 Kinght Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX 25 May 2010 Order of Friendship 10 September 2013 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class 13 October 2014 Bailiff Knights Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion Unknown
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