{"id":160,"date":"2023-04-03T19:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T23:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/chi-siamo\/il-console-generale\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T19:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T00:23:41","slug":"il-console-generale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/il-console-generale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consul General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4976 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7953-12-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7953-12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7953-12-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7953-12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7953-12-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4954 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC8084-22-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC8084-22-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC8084-22-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC8084-22-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC8084-22-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4956 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7986-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7986-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7986-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7986-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/consnewyork.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC7986-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are a team of 40 people.<\/p>\n<p>As of January 2nd, 2026, the Consul General is Giuseppe Pastorelli, a career diplomat since 1997. Over the course of his career, he was posted in Turkey (2000\u20132004) and Hungary (2004\u20132008). He subsequently served as Consul General in Boston (2010\u20132014) and Toronto (2014\u20132018). From 2018 to 2025, he was based in Rome, working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, where he was responsible for promoting Italy abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Consulate General\u2019s senior staff includes Deputy Consul General, Laura Pirino, as well as Deputy Consuls Alessandra Oliva and Marta Mammana.<br \/>\nThe services and institutional activities of the Consulate General are provided by the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as well as officials from other Italian institutions, including the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior &#8211; represented by Police attach\u00e9 Andrea Vitalone &#8211; and the Ministry of Education and Merit &#8211; represented by School Director Daniele Castellani.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Former Consuls General<\/strong><br \/>\nFabrizio DI MICHELE 2021 \u2013 2026<br \/>\nFrancesco GENUARDI 2016-2021<br \/>\nNatalia QUINTAVALLE 2011-2016<br \/>\nFrancesco Maria TALO\u2019 2007-2011<br \/>\nAntonio BANDINI 2003-2007<br \/>\nGiorgio RADICATI 1998-2003<br \/>\nFranco MISTRETTA 1994-1998<br \/>\nAlberto BONIVER 1991-1994<br \/>\nFrancesco CORRIAS 1985-1991<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are a team of 40 people. As of January 2nd, 2026, the Consul General is Giuseppe Pastorelli, a career diplomat since 1997. Over the course of his career, he was posted in Turkey (2000\u20132004) and Hungary (2004\u20132008). He subsequently served as Consul General in Boston (2010\u20132014) and Toronto (2014\u20132018). 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