Giuseppe Zaccagnino (June 28, 1945) is an Italian diplomat and art collector.

Early life

He was born in Potenza,

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in 1945. He went to

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and graduated in Law from the

University of Naples The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...

in March 1968. He passed the

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and qualified to practice law. He attended the

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

, (

The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center The Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy, is the European campus of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), a division of Johns Hopkins University located in Washington, D.C. SAIS Europe offers an in ...

), which prepares graduates for professional careers in international affairs.

Career

He served in many offices, including the foreign affairs spokesman's office and foreign minister's office, and also as assistant to several deputy foreign ministers. After having served in various positions in

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, (

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, former

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) and Ottawa, (

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), he was appointed as Consul General to

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and

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from 1987 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he served as Consul General to

Casablanca, Morocco Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econo ...

. In 1993 he was named Consul General to

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and

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, (

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). Later in 2003 he was posted as Consul General to

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, former

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Personal life

Giuseppe Zaccagnino is art collector and antique prints' expert.

References

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