{"id":142,"date":"2023-04-11T17:53:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T11:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambyangon.esteri.it\/chi-siamo\/lambasciatore\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:13:09","slug":"lambasciatore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambyangon.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/lambasciatore\/","title":{"rendered":"The Head of Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2929 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/ambyangon.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Immagine1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambyangon.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Immagine1.jpg 419w, https:\/\/ambyangon.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Immagine1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambyangon.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Immagine1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marilina Armellin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Previous assignments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 2024 to June 2026: Ambassador of Italy to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li>September 2019 to January 2024: Deputy Principal Director for Latin America, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Special Envoy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Caribbean.<\/li>\n<li>August 2015 to August 2019: Ambassador, Permanent Observer of Italy to the Organization of American States (OAS), Washington D.C. (credentials presented to Secretary General Almagro on October 29, 2015).<\/li>\n<li>September 2011 to August 2015: Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and the Other International Organizations in Geneva, with responsibilities for social, migration and asylum issues (ILO, IOM, UNHCR). Elected Chairperson of the Government Group of the International Labour Organization for the year 2014-15, after being the Vice-Chairperson in 2013-14. Chairperson of the Social Protection Segment of the ILO Governing Body in 2012-2013, and elected Government Vice-Chairperson in the Tripartite Technical Meeting on Labour Migration in 2015. Elected by acclamation Vice Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for Migration in 2013.<\/li>\n<li>January 2007 to September 2011, Head of the Protection Division at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies. Chairperson of the Italian Interministerial Task Force on International Child Abductions and Italian representative to the European Union Council Working Group on consular affairs (Cocon).<\/li>\n<li>Previous positions include: Italian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), as well as the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) in Nairobi, Kenya; Trade Attach\u00e9 and Political Counsellor at the Embassy of Italy in Nairobi, with responsibilities for Somalia, South Sudan and Seychelles as well; Italian Consul in Basel, Switzerland; and Deputy Head of Department, Directorate General of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MA in diplomacy (University of Trieste, Italy), MSc in Higher European Studies (Coll\u00e8ge d\u2019Europe, Natolin, Poland), and MSc in Public Policy and Management (University of London, Centre for Financial &amp; Management Studies).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marilina Armellin Previous assignments: January 2024 to June 2026: Ambassador of Italy to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. September 2019 to January 2024: Deputy Principal Director for Latin America, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Special Envoy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Caribbean. 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