Patrizio Fondi

Career diplomat with the rank of Ambassador.

During his 35 years of career, he was Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) and  Ambassador of Italy to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Amman).

He also served as Special Envoy of the Department for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs,  Diplomatic Advisor of the Italian Minister of Culture and  Deputy Ambassador of Italy to UNESCO in Paris. He worked as well in the Italian  Diplomatic Missions  in Sweden, New York  (United Nations) and Albania.

At present  – in addition to his academic activities with the Alma Mater University in Bologna (cultural diplomacy) and Tor Vergata University in Rome ( diplomatic negotiation and international relations) –  he is the International Advisor of the President of FEDERALIMENTARE (Italian Food Industries Association) and   member of the Board of Directors of the Italy-Gulf Initiative (IGI), as well as Special Advisor of the think tank RESET (Dialogues on Civilizations).