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Dott.ssa Benedetta ARMATI, Economics and Finance Attaché

Dott. Adolfo MORRONE Statistics Attaché

Dott.ssa Daniela LOZZI, Economy Attaché

 

Ambassador Luca SABBATUCCI

 

Counsellor Palma D’AMBROSIO

• • • Deputy of the Head of the Permanent Representation;
    • General operational coordination of the Representation’s activities, including events;
    • Supervision of the macroeconomic and fiscal sector of the OECD and of the scientific sector (with Prof. De Angelis);
    • Delegate to the following OECD Committees:
    • Executive Committee (EXCO) and preparation of the Board;
    • External Relations Committee (GRS/ERC), Regional Programs, Country Programs and informal groups
    • Italian nominations and officials to the OECD;
    • Personnel Management.

e-mail: palma.dambrosio@esteri.it

Counsellor Silvia Maria Lucia SANTANGELO

OECD related:

• Safety in the workplace (Legislative Decree 81/2008);

Delegate to the following OECD Committees and Fora:

• Governing board of the Development Center (DEV);
• Development Assistance Committee (DCD/DAC);
• Education Policy Advisor  to EDU/EDPC committees and  PISA, TALIS and CERI programs
• Energy Advisor to the IEA and Supervision of the nuclear energy and environmental sector
• MAECI MUR CRUI Internship Tutor.

e-mail: silvia.santangelo@esteri.it

Counsellor Raffaella CAMPANATI

• • Supervision of space-related activities, with specific reference to ESA / European Space Agency and Eutelsat (with Dr. Fiumara and Dr. De Simone);
  • Supervision of the Public Governance sector and participation, together with national delegates, in the following OECD working groups: Public Governance Committee (GOV/CPG), Regulatory Policies (GOV/RPC), OECD Caserta Training Center, with special reference to the activity of the OECD – MENA Regional Programme;
  • Oversight of the OECD’s industry, investment and infrastructure work, with particular reference to the “Blue Dot Network” initiative. Competition Committee (DAF/COMP) of the OECD;
  • Supervision of the Trade and Agriculture Sector and participation, together with national delegates, in the following OECD working groups:
  • Trade Committee (TAD/TC);
  • Trade Working Group (TAD/WPTC);
  • Global Parliamentary Network;
  • Management control and performance evaluation.

e-mail: raffaella.campanati@esteri.it

Counsellor Antonio PETRARULO

• • • Coordination and liasion with the Ambassador’s Cabinet;
    • External communication – website and “X” (formerly Twitter) account management;
    • Italian Linguistics Section (SLI);
    • OECD Committees and Working Groups
    • Group of Friends on Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism
    • Committee for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CSMEE) and ‘Friends of SMEs’
    • Local Development Program (CFE/LEED). Regional Development Policies (CFE/RDPC),
    • Tourism (CFE/TOU);
    • International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV);
    • Strategic Foresight;

e-mail: antonio.petrarulo@esteri.it

Industry and Energy sector Attaché, Dott.ssa Valeria PIAZZA

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):

• Energy-related activities in collaboration with Counsellor Pastorelli and Dr. Cautela, with particular reference to the International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Committee for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (CSMEE) and ‘Friends of SMEs’ Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct (WPRBC) Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CFE/CIIE) Investment Committee for Public Policy Aspects (DAF/INV)

European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

International Cold Institute

e-mail: valeria.piazza@esteri.it

Economics and Finance Attaché Dott. Piepaolo CAUTELA

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):

• • • Budget Committee (EXD/PBF) International Energy Agency (IEA):
    • Budget and Expenditure Committee (CBE)
    • European Space Agency (ESA): Administration and Finance Committee (AFC)
    • Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
    • – Steering Committee: Budget issues Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
    • – Italian Linguistic Section: financial aspects
    • Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):Senior Budget Official (GOV/PGC) Control/verification of national contributions to the International Organisations.

e-mail: pierpaolo.cautela@esteri.it

Tax and Finance Attaché Gen. B. Raffaele D’ANGELO

• • • Tax affairs and global forums on tax matters: Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information on Tax Purposes, Forum on Tax Administration, Inclusive framework on BEPS (OECD)
    • Corruption and the fight against illegal trade (OECD)
    • Task Force on Financial Action International (FATF)
    • (OECD) Environmental Taxation (OECD)

e-mail: raffaele.dangelo@esteri.it

Scientific Attaché Prof. Alessandro DE ANGELIS

• • • Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) OECD Committees:
    • Digital Economy Policies (STI/CDEP);
    • Science and Technology Policies (STI/CSTP);
    • Consumer Defense Policies (STI/CCP)
    • Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
    • OECD Statistics Committee
    • Going Digital
    • Global Science Forum
    • Space Forum
    • Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
    • International Organization of Legal Metrology

e-mail: alessandro.deangelis@esteri.it

Environmental matters Attaché Dott. Luca DEMICHELI

• Environmental Policies Committee (EPOC): environmental taxation; agriculture and environment; trade and environment; biodiversity, waters and ecosystems; climate changes; funding and investment for environmental objectives; environmental performance; environmental information; resources and waste; integration of economic and environmental policies
• Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA)
• Global Forum on Environment and Climate Change: International Program for Climate Action (IPAC)
• Climate Friends Group
• Committee for Chemistry and Biotechnology (CBC): pesticides; biocides; dispersion of pollutants.
• International Energy Agency (IEA): Climate Change Expert Group (IEA/OECD)
• G7 / OECD: Carbon Market Platform
• International Transport Forum (ITF): Task Force on the decarbonisation of transport Environmental issues related to development cooperation

 

e-mail: luca.demicheli@esteri.it

Space sector Attaché Dott.ssa Alessandra FIUMARA

• • Space-related activities and programmes, with particular reference to the European Space Agency (ESA) and EUTELSAT
  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Space Forum and Space Economy

• Promotional initiatives in the space sector, also involving Italian officials at the ESA agency

e-mail: alessandra.fiumara@esteri.it

Economics and Finance Attaché Dott.ssa Benedetta Armati

• • Economic Policy and Economic and Development Review (OECD – ECO/EDRC, ECO/EPC)
  • Labour, Employment and Social Affairs (OECD/ELS/ELSAC)
  • Financial Markets and Insurance and Private Pensions (OECD/DAF/CMF/FIN)
  • Statistics Committee (OECD/STD/CSSP)
  • Corporate Governance (DAF/CA)

e-mail: benedetta.armati@esteri.it

Statistics Attaché Dott. Adolfo MORRONE

• • In collaboration with the Cons. Santangelo, statistical officer for the sustainable development and development cooperation sectors and in particular:

    • Focal point for the subsidiary bodies, working groups and communities of practice of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) with particular attention to:
    • DAC Working Party on Development Finance Statistics (WP-STAT)
    • DAC Network on Environment and Development Co-operation (ENVIRONET)
    • DAC Network on Gender Equality (GenderNet)
    • DAC Network on Governance (GovNet)
    • DAC International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF)
    • DAC Network on Governance (GovNet)
    • DAC Network on Development Evaluation (EVALNET)
    • Focal Point for the International Forum on TOSSD (IFT)
    • Delegate to the Working Groups of the Development Centre (DEV)
    • Focal Point for the Council on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Council)
    • Focal Point for the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
    • Focal Point for Paris 21

e-mail: adolfo.morrone@esteri.it

Dott.ssa Daniela LOZZI

OECD Committees:

• Private Insurance and Pensions (DAF/FIN),
• Economic Policies (ECO/EPC),
• Examination of the Economic Situation and Development (ECO/EDRC),
• Work (ELS/ELSAC),
• Financial Markets (DAF/CMF),
• Statistics (STD/CSSP);

• Entrepreneurial and Industrial (BIAC);
• Trade Union Organizations (TUAC).
• NAEC and the Friends of the NAEC group.

e-mail: daniela.lozzi@esteri.it

Dott. Andrea DE SIMONE

 OECD Committees:

• • • Chemical products (ENV/CHEM)
    • Steel (STI/STEEL)
    • Shipbuilding (STI/WP6)
    • Tourism, migration (CFE/TOU), (ELS/WPM)
    • Export credit group (TAD/ECG)

Eutelsat IGO

e-mail: andrea.desimone@esteri.it