Marcello Spatafora

Marcello Spatafora (born July 30, 1941) is an Italian diplomat, former Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations.

Career

Marcello Spatafora was born in Innsbruck, Austria. He studied Law in Pisa, at the prestigious Collegio Medico-Giuridico of the Scuola Normale Superiore, which today is Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.

After having served in various positions in Paris, Belgrade and Beirut, he served as Italian Ambassador to Malaysia from 1980 to 1986, as Ambassador to Malta from 1986 to 1989, as Ambassador to Australia from 1993 to 1997, and as Ambassador to Albania from 1997 to 1999. In 1989 and 1990 he served as the Chief of the Italian delegation responsible for organizing the country’s presidency of the European Economic Community.

From 2000 until his appointment as Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, he worked at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Director General for the Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation.

He presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General on April 4, 2003. Since that time, he has been a staunch supporter of United Nations activities worldwide, especially humanitarian relief efforts led by OCHA. He was President of the United Nations Security CouncilPresident of the Security Council in the month of December 2007.

Preceded by Sergio Vento

Italian Ambassador to the United Nations 2003 - August 25, 2008

Succeeded by Giulio Terzi Sant'Agata

External links

• Marcello Spatafora's biography at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations

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Name	Spatafora, Marcello
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Date of birth	July 30, 1941
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