Montevideo – Gianni Piccato is the new Ambassador of Italy in Montevideo. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry, after receiving the consent of the concerned governments. Gianni Piccato was born in Pinerolo (Turin) in 1958. After obtaining a degree in Law in 1981 from the University of Turin, he joined the Foreign Service in 1985 and started his professional career at the Foreign Ministry in the Directorate General for Personnel and Administration. In 1986, Piccato was first vice consul in Caracas, where he remained until 1990, when he was appointed First Secretary for Trade in Lisbon. In 1994, Piccato returned to the Foreign Ministry, first at the Diplomatic Ceremonial of the Republic, then at the Directorate General for Emigration and Social Affairs. In 1997, he was nominated Consul General in Curitiba, where he remained until 2001, before moving to Ankara as First Commercial Counselor and in 2002 as Minister Counselor. In 2006, Piccato returned to Rome, and served off-site in the Piemonte Region as Director for International Affairs of the President of the Regional Council. In 2010, Piccato entered the Directorate General for Cultural Promotion and Cooperation, acting as coordinator for relations with the unions representing the staff of the Italian schools abroad. In 2011, Piccato joined the Directorate General for the Promotion of the national economic system, as Deputy to the Deputy General Manager / Director for the promotion of Italian culture and language. In December 2011, Piccato was appointed Ambassador of Italy in Quito. Since 1983, he is the Complement Lieutenant of the Alpini Infantry Force. (9Colonne)
