Mauro MASSONI
Curriculum Vitae
Born in Rome (Italy) on 16th August 1961.
Professional Experience
Career Diplomat since 1987. In his early years, he served at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Directorate General of Italian diaspora and consular affairs
1989 – 1993: Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
1993 – 1996: First Secretary in Havana (Cuba)
1996 – 2001: he served at the Directorate General of Italian diaspora and consular affairs, Italy MoFA
2001 – 2002: Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission in Athens (Greece)
2003 – 2013: he served as Head of several offices in close collaboration with the Director General for Development Cooperation, Italy MoFA
2013 – 2018: Ambassador of Italy to Nairobi (Kenya), accredited also to Port Victoria (Seychelles Islands), to U.N.E.P. (United Nations Environment Program)and H.A.B.I.T.A.T. (United Nations Human Settlements Programme).
2018 – 2021: First Class Consul General of Italy in Lugano (Switzerland)
2021 – 2023: he served at the Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Italy MoFA
2024 – Ambassador of Italy to Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
Merits
2007: awarded Knight Official of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Studies
1985: Degree (laurea) in political science, Università degli Studi di Roma
Languages
Mother tongue Italian. Fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish
Communication Ambassador Mauro Massoni.
“Proud to represent Italy in Africa, a Continent at the core of our foreign policy. I will work to enhance the presence of our civil society in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi and the economic potential of these young and dynamic Countries, fostering new mutually beneficial collaborations.”