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Class of 1959, On the Internet: Umberto PlajaFROM: Embassy of Italy in KampalaUmberto PLAJA Ambassador of Italy to Kampala Born in Milan on 19 March 1941, he was awarded a degree in Law from the University of Palermo in 1966 and entered the Foreign Service in 1967.. He was first assigned to the Directorate General for Political Affairs, followed by postings in Saigon (1969), Athens (1972 to 1974), and Nairobi. Upon returning to Rome in 1976, he was again appointed to the Directorate General for Political Affairs. In 1980 he became Counsellor in Madrid and in 1984 First Counsellor in New Delhi. Back at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 1988 he was assigned to the Directorate General for Emigration and Social affairs. In 1990 he became Minister Plenipotentiary. In 1994 he was appointed Ambassador to Lagos and in 1998 Ambassador to Lusaka. In 2002 he served at the Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and as Diplomatic Counsellor to the Commander of the KFOR troops headquartered in Pristina until 3 October 2003. Since 2004 he has served at the Directorate General for Sub-Saharan Africa as coordinator for development cooperation issues and for economic and commercial questions. WORK EXPERIENCE: October 1967: Joined the Italian Diplomatic Service January 1968: Assigned to the Political Affairs Dept at MFA May 1969: Second Secretary in Saigon July 1970: Appointed Secretary of Legation February 1972: Second Secretary in Athens April 1972: Appointed First Secretary of Legation January 1973: First Secretary of Legation in Athens November 1974: First Secretary in Nairobi December 1976: Assigned to Office X Political Affairs Dept at MFA May 1977: Appointed Counsellor of Legation September 1978: Assigned to Office I of the Political Affairs Dept. January 1980: Counsellor in Madrid July 1982: Appointed Embassy Counsellor October 1982: First Counsellor in Madrid September 1984: First Counsellor in New Delhi September 1988: Directly depending from the Director General of Development Cooperation October 1988: Directly depending from the Director General of Emigration April 1990: Appointed 2nd Class Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary July 1994: Ambassador to Lagos and Porto Novo (Benin) October 1998: Ambassador to Lusaka, Lilongwe (Malawi) and Gaborone (Botswana) March 2000: Appointed Minister Plenipotentiary September 2002: Directly depending from the Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights Diplomatic Counsellor of KFOR Commander in Pristina February 2004-Jan.2006 Directly depending from the Director General of Sub- saharan Africa as Coordinator for development, cooperation and commercial-economical issues 19th January 2006 Ambassador in Kampala Commendatore in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic SOURCE: http://www.ambkampala.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Kampala/Menu/Ambasciata/Ambasciatore/ |
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