ROBERTO MENGONI
Born in Bucharest (Romania), 29 March 1968
Degree in Political Science at the University of Florence, March 1994
Master in International Relations at the Australian National University, Canberra, July 2008
Married and father of three
DIPLOMATIC CAREER
- December 1997: entry into the diplomatic career. Assignments at the Directorate General for Personnel and Administration and the Directorate General for Asia-Oceania
- September 2000: Embassy in Seoul (South Korea) – Second Commercial Secretary, later First Commercial Secretary
- September 2004: Embassy in Canberra (Australia) – First Secretary for Migration and Social Affairs, later Counselor for Migration and Social Affairs
- September 2008: in Rome at the Directorate General for Human Resources and Organization – Office I
- October 2012: Head of Office VII (contract staff) at the Directorate General for Resources and Innovation
- June 2016: Ambassador of Italy in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) with accreditation in the Comoros Islands and to the East African Community
- January 2021: Coordinator of agreements and policies relating to international mobility and regular migratory flows at the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies
- January 2024: Head of Office IV (cooperation policies in Africa) at the Directorate General for Development Cooperation
- October 2025: Ambassador of Italy in Abuja with accreditation in Benin and to ECOWAS
HONORS
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic, 2007