Agostino PALESE
Ambassador of Italy to Ethiopia
| 11 July 1969 | Born in Rome, Italy
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| 15 July 1992 | Degree in Law from the University of Rome, Italy
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| 3 July 1995 | Designated Volunteer for the diplomatic career following the public exam
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| 3 July 1995 – 30 April 1996 | Professional training course at the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome
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| 1 May 1996 | Assigned to the Directorate-General for Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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| 23 March 1998 – 30 June 1999 | Temporarily assigned to the Special Diplomatic Delegation in Tirana, Albania
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| 30 July 1999 | Second Secretary at the Embassy of Italy in Moscow, Russian Federation
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| 3 January 2000 | Promoted to First Secretary (“Primo Segretario di Legazione”)
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| 29 July 2002 | First Secretary at the Embassy of Italy in London, United Kingdom
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| 2 July 2005 | Promoted to Counselor (“Consigliere di Legazione”)
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| 23 October 2006 | Head of Office at the Directorate-General for Human Resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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| December 2006 – June 2007 | Senior professional training at the Diplomatic Institute, Rome
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| 2 July 2010 | Promoted to First Counselor (“Consigliere di Ambasciata”)
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| 7 September 2010 | Head of Unit for Trade Union relations, Innovation and Simplification at the Directorate-General for Human Resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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| 1 September 2017 | Deputy Inspector-General at the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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| 2 January 2018 | Promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary
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| 29 April 2021 | Appointed as Ambassador of Italy to Ethiopia, also accredited to Djibouti, South Sudan and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
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