Khartoum – The Foreign Ministry announced, after receiving the approval of the concerned governments, the appointment of Fabrizio Lobasso as Italian Ambassador in Khartoum (Sudan). As Lobasso was born in Ischia (Naples) in 1967; he graduated in Law from the University of Naples and worked as lawyer and jurist before joining the Foreign Service in 1997. Lobasso began his career at the Foreign Ministry with the Press and Information Department. In 2000, he left Rome to become the Head of the Economic and Commercial Office at the Embassy of Italy in Santiago (2000-2004) and he was later appointed Consul in Athens (2004-2007). In 2007, he returned to Rome to serve as Deputy Head of the Ministry Delegation to the Italian Presidency of the G8. Since 2009, he served within the Directorate General for Resources and Innovation. (9Colonne)