Tag: Italian Embassy
Lido Civic Club Awards $60,000 in Scholarships, Honors Paola Scazzoli, and Donates $10,000 to Casa Italians Language School
At a reception held at the Italian Embassy, the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC, awarded $60,000 to local Italian-American college-bound and college students. The scholarship amount was matched by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). The evening began with welcoming remarks by Francesco Isgro, the Lido Civic club Scholarship Awards Chairman. The Embassy of […]
Italy and DC Public Schools Sign Agreement to Develop Italian Language Programs in the Nation’s Capital
The Embassy of Italy brings more Italian language to Washington DC public schools. A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) between Italy and the District of Columbia was finalized today during a ceremony hosted by the Embassy with the leadership of the DC Public Schools (DCPS) administration, including Maggie White, Deputy Chief of Inner Core, and […]
Need a Visa to go to Italy: Make an appointment online
The Italian Embassy has announced that in order to improve the service to the public and avoid long lines, it has decided to adopt a system of appointments for visa applications. Therefore, as of 28 November 2012, all Visa applications from permanent residents of this area Consular jurisdiction (District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties […]
Italian National Day Celebration Dampened by Recent Tragic Events In Italy
The annual Italian National Day celebration, or Festa della Repubblica, held at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC, was, as Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero noted in his brief remarks, “tinged with a more somber note.” As the more than 1,500 guests entered the Embassy grounds they could clearly see that the Italian flag was flying […]
U.S. Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing 150th Anniversary of Italian Unification
The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization representing Americans of Italian heritage, has sent formal congratulations to U.S. Senator John Kerry (D – MA) for sponsoring a Senate Resolution [S.Res.394] that passed March 12, recognizing the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. OSIA also thanked Sen. Kerry […]
Costantino Nivola: 100 Years of Creativity Exhibition of his work at Embassy of Italy
Costantino Nivola was born 100 years ago on July 5, 1911, in Sardinia, Italy. When he was blacklisted by the Fascist police, he fled Italy, and at the age of twenty-seven moved to the United States with his Jewish wife, Ruth Guggenheim. In 1957, using his sand-casting technique, he produced the largest bas-relief in known […]
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