Maurizio Bucci (born 29 August 1923) is an Italian diplomat, a former
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
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in
New York
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of Italy and a former chairman of
UNICEF
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(1986–1987).
Career
He joined the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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in 1949, and has served as cabinet secretary to
Carlo Sforza
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Life and career
Sforza was born in Lucca, the second son of Count Giovanni Sforza (184 ...
and
Alcide De Gasperi
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. He was a member of the Italian delegation that negotiated the treaty for the establishment of the
European Coal and Steel Community
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and the
European Defence Community
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. He also participated in the negotiations on the
Treaty of Rome
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.
He was ambassador in
Damascus
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from 1973 to 1976 and in
Brasília
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from 1976 to 1979.
He then served as Director General for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1984 and
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
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in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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from 1984. In that capacity, he was also Chairman of the
UNICEF
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Executive Board from 1986 to 1987.
Honors
*: Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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(5 January 1982)
*: Grand Cross of the
Order of Prince Henry
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(19 November 1980)
See also
*
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)
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*
Foreign relations of Italy
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References
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1923 births
Living people
Chairmen and presidents of UNICEF
Permanent representatives of Italy to the United Nations
Ambassadors of Italy to Brazil
Ambassadors of Italy to Syria
Italian officials of the United Nations
20th-century Italian diplomats
People from the Province of Isernia
Italian men centenarians