Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome, May 8th, 2026

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Rome’s Palazzo Chigi (the seat of the Italian government).

 
Security was exceptionally tight as Rubio was in the Eternal City for a three-day official visit which also included a meeting with Pope Leo XIV and his Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Prior to his encounter with Meloni Secretary Rubio met with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani at the Farnesina (the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry).

 
Amid rocky U.S.-Italian relations Meloni and Rubio met to discuss the current situation in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz and also bilateral relations between Rome and Washington.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and his Polish counterpart, Radostaw Sikorski, Rome, April 22nd, 2026

Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani held a press conference in Rome with his Polish counterpart, Radostaw Sikorski, April 22^nd, 2026.

Tajani (who is also Italy’s deputy Prime Minister) was with his colleague Radostaw to introduce “The Bridge – Strategic Italy-Poland Forum. A committed partnership: Politics and Economy between The Baltic and the Mediterranean” event which was held at Rome’s central Sina Bernini Bristol Hotel.