Michele Valensise

Michele Valensise (* 3. April 1952 in Polistena ) is an Italian diplomat in retirement .

Career

On 10 July 1974, he graduated in law at the University of La Sapienza from.

On August 29, 1975, he joined the foreign service. From July 31, 1978 to April 22, 1981, he was the second-class delegation secretary in Brasília . From April 22, 1981 to September 5, 1984 he was first-class legation secretary in Bonn . From September 5, 1984 to August 1, 1987, he was First Class Secretary to Beirut . From August 1, 1987 to June 10, 1991 he was the office manager of the State Secretary in the Foreign Ministry. From June 10, 1991 to March 24, 1997 he was legation counselor at the mission at the EU Commission in Brussels .

From 24 March 1997 to 24 May 1999, he was chargé d'affaires in Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina .

From May 24, 1999 to September 24, 2001 he was in charge of the Italian Parliament in the Foreign Minister's office. From September 24, 2001 to November 15, 2004, he was in charge of public relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) .

From November 15, 2004 to July 20, 2009 he was Ambassador to Brasília and at the same time was accredited as Ambassador to Paramaribo ( Suriname ) with his seat in Brasília .

From July 20, 2009 to July 9, 2012 he was ambassador in Berlin .

From July 9, 2012 to March 21, 2016, he was Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) . He retired on March 21, 2016 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gli Ambasciatori d'Italia a Brasilia, [1]

predecessor	Office	successor
	Italian Chargé d'Affaires in Sarajevo 1997–1999	Enrico Pietromarchi
Vincenzo Petrone	Italian Ambassador to Brasília 2004–2009	Gherardo La Francesca
Antonio Puri Purini	Italian ambassador in Berlin 2009–2012	Elio Menzione
Giampiero Massolo	Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy) 2012–2016	Elisabetta Belloni