Embassy of Italy in the US

🇮🇹🤝🇺🇸 The Italy – US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative has been launched at the Embassy of Italy to the United States in Washington. On the Italian side, the program is promoted by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), Conferenza delle Regioni e delle Province autonome, 14 regions of Italy, Confindustria, T.I.C. TRANSATLANTIC INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, and the Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation (THF). On the U.S. side, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, organizations representing 18 states of the United States, the Tech Hubs Organization, SelectUSA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are all involved. An evolution of the work carried out by the Transatlantic Investment Committee (TIC), with the support of the Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation (THF), the Italy – US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative is a system-wide program aimed at ensuring transatlantic cooperation to support the development of Italy’s innovation industry and its contribution worldwide. It takes place alongside the third edition of the THF-TIC US Stakeholders’ Meeting. Through the matching activities facilitated by the public and private entities involved, the Italy – US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative aims to foster connections and dialogue between Italian and U.S. institutions and companies, encouraging industrial partnerships and investment flows for mutual growth in strategic sectors, including life sciences and aerospace for 2025, with a particular focus on industrial AI solutions. Mariangela Zappia, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, stated: “Last year, Italy-U.S. trade exceeded $126 billion; the United States is the main destination for Italy’s foreign direct investments, with over €65 billion in stock reached in 2023, and American investments in Italy have surpassed €20 billion. As these figures show, the United States is by far our primary trading partner outside the EU. Today’s initiative offers a valuable opportunity to strengthen this intense economic and commercial cooperation—which is strategic for Italy—since in many cases, American states and our regions hold the keys to successful collaboration, thanks to their unique expertise, on-the-ground knowledge, and their ability to create networking opportunities.” Full Press Release ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dit4rc-D

📍 Ha preso ufficialmente il via a #Washington l’Italy – US Tech Business & Investment Matching Initiative, il programma teso a promuovere la cooperazione transatlantica a favore dello sviluppo dell’industria dell’innovazione in Italia. 👉🏻 Alla presentazione dello “Studio strategico sulle opportunità di sviluppo negli #USA per le imprese italiane” anche il Presidente di Agenzia #ICE Matteo Zoppas che ha ringraziato l’Ambasciatrice Mariangela Zappia, per aver voluto approfondire temi che possono indirizzare le strategie commerciali ed industriali del tessuto imprenditoriale italiano. 🇮🇹🇺🇸 Con 67 miliardi € di esportazioni #MadeinItaly nel 2023 e una sostanziale tenuta nei primi otto mesi del 2024 (-0,2% rispetto a gennaio-agosto 2023) gli #USA rappresentano un partner commerciale chiave per l’Italia. 🤝🏻 ICE, nell’ambito della “diplomazia della crescita” promossa dal Ministro degli Affari Esteri Antonio Tajani, in collaborazione con il Sistema Paese - SIMEST, SACE, CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti - e gli altri soggetti istituzionali, come Ambasciata d'Italia negli Stati Uniti, lavora per far sì che questo dato possa aumentare ancora. Ottime opportunità di crescita provengono da quei settori strategici, ad alto tasso #tecnologico, per i quali il Made in Italy ha già dimostrato di essere competitivo grazie all’innovazione e alla qualità di prodotti e servizi. 📈 L’Italia, nei primi 7 mesi del 2024, ha esportato negli USA 5,8 mld di alta tecnologia (+69%), contro i 6,6 miliardi dell'intero 2023. La crescita è stata trainata dalle biotecnologie (+110%), dalle scienze della vita (+120%), dall'elettronica (+41%) e dall'aerospazio (+43%). 🇺🇸 Attraverso le nostre sedi di Los Angeles, Miami e i due desk di New York e San Francisco puntiamo sull’internazionalizzazione dei principali eventi fieristici italiani, dando vita ad importanti occasioni di business-matching.

🇮🇹🍷🥂🇺🇸 Italian wines continue to grow in the US: 35% market share and +40% in sales.

Washington D.C. 24-26 ottobre 2024 #AmChamMission in the USA. 🇮🇹🇺🇸Come ogni anno AmCham Italy vola a #Washington per il #Gala della National Italian American Foundation per celebrare l’orgoglio italo-americano e promuovere il legame tra Italia e Stati Uniti! Giornate di lavoro intense, ma anche momenti di networking e scambio di opinioni culminati con la tavola rotonda insieme al Ministro Giancarlo Giorgetti Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze e all’Ambasciatrice Mariangela Zappia per discutere di crescita, opportunità, strategie per lo sviluppo, potenzialità di nuove partnership economiche e industriali per rafforzare le nostre economie e affrontare insieme le sfide globali, con uno sguardo anche alle prossime elezioni presidenziali. Essere qui significa continuare a lavorare per promuovere l’#internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane e attrarre #investimenti americani in Italia, sostenendo la #competitività e l’#innovazione del nostro sistema Paese. Simone Crolla Lorenzo della Bella Lara Botta Elena Alberti Dr. Roberta Marcenaro Lyon, Ph.D. Alma Laias piergiorgio schirru Umberto Caccioppoli Federica Mariani Barbara Cremaschi

In riunione di lavoro con i protagonisti del #SistemaItalia #TeamItaly negli #USA guidati dalla nostra Ambasciatrice Mariangela Zappia presso Ambasciata d'Italia negli Stati Uniti: #insieme per definire i progetti operativi, affinare le metodologie e fare sempre meglio nella #promozione del #business, della #scienza e della #cultura dell’#Italia. Fare sistema significa mettere in opera ogni giorno una #sinfonia che richiede una partitura solida, #preparazione e l’ #entusiasmo di tutti per produrre un grande risultato. E i risultati ottenuti negli #USA con un saldo commerciale attivo che contribuisce per oltre 40 miliardi al #PIL del Paese sono lusinghieri. Complimenti al Team Italy negli USA! #diplomaziadellacrescita Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale ITA - Italian Trade Agency

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, yesterday opened the event “Partnerships for Reconstruction: the Road to the Rome Ukraine Reconstruction Conference 2025,” which was attended by Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko. The initiative, hosted at the Embassy of Italy in the US in Washington in collaboration with the Ukrainian Embassy, was dedicated to discussions on key international initiatives in support of Ukraine ahead of the upcoming 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference, to be held in Rome on July 10th and 11th next year. The conference will bring together international leaders, including from the private sector, to coordinate and facilitate the country’s reconstruction after the devastation caused by Russia’s brutal aggression. In her opening remarks, Ambassador Zappia emphasized: “Italy is at the forefront in supporting Ukraine, on a bilateral level, as the G7 Presidency, and in every multilateral forum, defending the values of democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. With next year’s Reconstruction Conference, we will continue to play a leading role. We will also focus on the preservation of cultural heritage and the reconstruction of historical centers and cities, key aspects of the rebuilding process.” Following introductory remarks by Ambassador Zappia and Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova, a roundtable discussion took place, featuring Ukrainian Finance Minister Marchenko, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Marisa Lago, the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Davide La Cecilia, USAID Assistant Administrator Erin McKee, The World Bank Vice President Antonella Bassani, and International Monetary Fund Representative to Ukraine Gavin Gray. Penny Pritzker, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, also attended the event. It was an opportunity to take stock of the progress made so far and to discuss the next steps, with a particular focus on the Multi-Agency Donor Coordination Platform. The importance of reforms, decentralization, and the strategic role of public-private partnerships for Ukraine’s reconstruction was agreed upon. Framing the event was the inauguration of the exhibition “Washington-Kyiv and Back,” created by Italian photographer Massimo Listri and set up in the Embassy’s atrium. Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine U.S. Department of Commerce

🇮🇹 #G7Italy and 🌐 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the World Fusion Energy Group in November to inject further momentum into intensifying global efforts to develop a potentially clean, safe and limitless source of energy. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gfGzNmaC

🇮🇹🇺🇸 Joint Statement from the inaugural US-Italy Space Dialogue following the commitment from Prime Minister Meloni and President Biden to strengthen space cooperation in July 2023. https://lnkd.in/eSh-MMSM

We're honored to have celebrated Italian American Heritage Month at the White House with POTUS and FLOTUS Joe and Jill Biden. Yesterday, we toasted to the contributions of Italians and Italian Americans for generations to come. 🇮🇹🤝🇺🇸 Check out the recording of the event here: 🎥 https://lnkd.in/d-qdhqEQ

I was humbled to recently receive the honor of becoming a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy in a ceremony hosted by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia. My paternal grandparents, Alfonso and Maria, immigrated to Wyoming from northern Italy in the early 20th century, eventually settling on the sheep ranch where I grew up. I’m so proud of their courage and that the agency I now lead continues to nurture many valuable collaborations with Italian researchers. Thank you again for this incredible recognition!