‘Italy and Brexit’.
On Monday 11 March 2019, the University of Glasgow welcomes His Excellency Raffaele Trombetta, Ambassador of Italy to the United Kingdom, to present a talk and Q&A session titled ‘Italy and Brexit’.
External Relations
Date: Monday 11 March 2019
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Venue: The Senate Room, Gilbert Scott Building
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: His Excellency, Raffaele Trombetta, Ambassador of Italy to the United Kingdom
As part of his visit to Scotland, the Ambassador will outline Italy’s perspective on the Brexit process.
Ambassador Trombetta was born in Naples in 1960. He obtained a degree in Political Sciences from Federico II University in Naples and a masters in European Studies from the London School of Economics, beginning his diplomatic career in 1985. He has served as Ambassador to the UK since 2018. He previously served as consul in the UK from 1990 to 1995. His career also includes postings in Bogotá, Brussels, Beijing and Brasilia; in the latter he was ambassador from 2013 to 2016. He was head of Paolo Gentiloni’s cabinet when Gentiloni was Minister of Foreign Affairs, and since January 2017, he has been the Italian government representative for the G7 and G20.
The talk and Q&A will take place in the Senate Room on Monday 11 March 2019.
Doors open at 1730 and talk is scheduled from 1800 until 1900.
This is a free, public event but advance booking is required through the Eventbrite link provided below.