Angelino Alfano and Susana Malcorra meet in Rome, April 21st, 2017

Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Angelino Alfano met on April 21^st, 2017 with his Argentine counterpart, Susana Malcorra, in Rome’s Foreign Affairs Ministry for the signing of bi-lateral accords.  The two also met to discuss preparations for the visit of Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, to Buenos Aires in May, 2017. 

 

Pope Francis during the April 14th, 2017 Via Crucis procession.

Pope Francis celebrated the somber Via Crucis procession, the way of the cross, in front of Rome’s famous Colosseum on April 14^th, 2017.  On hand to greet him was Rome’s mayor, Virginia Raggi.

Given the heightened security and recent terrorist attacks around the world the crowd this year was slightly smaller than some years ago.

Rome hosts “Starting From Girls. Women’s Forum On Equality and Sustainable Growth” conference, April 7th-8th,, 2017.

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Close to 200 guests-experts were on hand for the conference on women’s rights under the auspices of Italy’s G7 presidency. It was held in Rome at the Farnesina, the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry.   

(Monica Maggioni, the president of RAI, Italy's state-run tv network)

(Emma Bonino, Italy's former Foreign Affairs Minister)

(The EU's foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, in a video-conference chat with the participants)

(Italy's health minister Beatrice Lorenzin on the left with Emma Bonino)

Italy’s health minister Beatrice Lorenzin and former Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Emma Bonino were part of the two-day panel as well as Diego Piacentini, the former senior international vice-president of Amazon who is currently running the Digital Agenda division of the Italian government. 

(Amazon's senior international vice-president and the current head of Italy's Digital Agenda program Diego Piacentini giving advice on how to get more women into the world of high-tech)

(Amazon's senior international vice-president and the current head of Italy's Digital Agenda program Diego Piacentini giving advice on how to get more women into the world of high-tech)