{"id":159,"date":"2023-04-11T17:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T05:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/chi-siamo\/lambasciatore\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:31:51","slug":"lambasciatore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/lambasciatore\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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H.E. Cristiano <\/strong>Ma<\/strong>ggipinto<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Ambassador of Italy in New Zealand<\/strong><\/h5>\n


\n\u201cI am honored to take on the role of Ambassador of Italy in New Zealand, a country of great importance in the Indo-Pacific, a region of strategic significance politically, economically, and technologically.<\/em><\/p>\n

I will work to further strengthen the cooperation and friendship between Rome and Wellington, which this year celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Born in Noci, Bari (Italy) on 20\/12\/1962.<\/p>\n

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  • 1987<\/strong>: graduates from the University of Florence, degree in political science.<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong>: joins the Italian Diplomatic Service and is assigned to the Directorate General for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Appointed Second Secretary.<\/li>\n
  • 1993<\/strong>: First Secretary (Economy and Trade) in Tel Aviv (Israel).<\/li>\n
  • 1997<\/strong>: First Secretary for Social Affairs in Bonn (Germany).<\/li>\n
  • 1999<\/strong>: confirmed in Bonn and subsequently in Berlin (Germany) as Counselor for Emigration and Social affairs.<\/li>\n
  • 2001<\/strong>: returns to Rome and serve as Chief of Staff of the Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies.<\/li>\n
  • 2004<\/strong>: promoted First Counselor.<\/li>\n
  • 2006<\/strong>: Consul General in Huston (USA).<\/li>\n
  • 2009<\/strong>: First Counselor for Emigration and Social Affairs in Washington (USA).<\/li>\n
  • 2011<\/strong>: appointed Minister Plenipotentiary.<\/li>\n
  • 2013<\/strong>: returns to Rome and serves as Head of the Communication and Evaluation Office of the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation.<\/li>\n
  • 2017<\/strong>: Ambassador of Italy to Malaysia.<\/li>\n
  • 2021<\/strong>: Diplomatic Advisor to the Mayor of Florence (Italy).<\/li>\n
  • 2024<\/strong>: back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Protocol Department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In 2006 receives the Knighthood of the Order of Merit of the Republic.<\/p>\n

    Languages: Italian, English, French.<\/p>\n

    Married, no children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 H.E. Cristiano Maggipinto Ambassador of Italy in New Zealand \u201cI am honored to take on the role of Ambassador of Italy in New Zealand, a country of great importance in the Indo-Pacific, a region of strategic significance politically, economically, and technologically. I will work to further strengthen the cooperation and friendship between Rome and […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":140,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3794,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/159\/revisions\/3794"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}