NATO
Permanent Representative of Italy
Ambassador
Amedeo de Franchis
1998 -
Ambassador Amedeo de Franchis was born on 9th
August 1939 in Naples.
He received his law degree in 1961 from the
University of Rome and entered the diplomatic
service in September 1962.
From 1962 to 1965, Mr. de Franchis served at
the East-West Desk in the Political Affairs
General Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Rome.
After fulfilling military service obligations
as an army lieutenant in the Alpine forces, he
returned to Political Affairs at the Ministry
until July 1967.
From July 1967 to December 1970, Mr. de
Franchis was assigned to the Italian Consulate
General in New York, first as Vice Consul and
then a Deputy Consul General.
He then served at the Italian Embassy in
Teheran until February 1976 as Counselor, and,
for a lengthy period, as Chargé d'Affaires.
Mr. de Franchis then returned to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs in Rome, where he was assigned
to the NATO Desk, first as Deputy Head and the
Head, a post he held until September 1979.
Mr. de Franchis was then assigned to the
Permanent Delegation of Italy to NATO, as First
Counselor for political-military affairs. From
July 1983 to July 1984 he was Deputy Permanent
Representative of Italy to NATO.
From July 1984 until January 1988 Mr. de
Franchis was Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan.
He took office as Deputy Secretary General of
NATO in July 1989 and remained in such position
until February, 1994 when he became Director
General of Political Affairs at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
Ambassador de Franchis took office as
Permanent Representative of Italy to the North
Atlantic Council in April 1998.
He is married and has four children.
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