Nationality: Italian

Academic qualifications:

1999 PhD in History of International Relations from the University of Florence in Italy

1996 Master's degree in European Affairs received from the College of Europe in Belgium

1993 Political Science at the University of Florence in Italy

Professional experience:

2017 – 2021 Ambassador / Head of EU Delegation to the State of Israel in Tel Aviv

2013 – 2017 Head of Division for Democracy and Electoral Observation at the European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels, Belgium

2011 – 2013 Advisor to the Managing Director for North Africa and the Middle East at the European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels, Belgium

2007- 2011 Head of Human Rights Section, EU Delegation to the UN in New York, USA

2003-2007 Head of Political and Economic Section of the European Commission Delegation to the State of Israel in Tel Aviv

2000-2003 Human Rights and Democracy, DG External Relations, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

1997 – 2000 OSCE/ODIHR Election Advisor, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Warsaw, Poland

Language Skills: Italian (Mother tongue), French, English, Spanish