Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Template:Langx or MAECI) is the foreign ministry of the government of the Italian Republic. It is also known as the Farnesina as a metonym from its headquarters, the Palazzo della Farnesina in Rome. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Antonio Tajani.

History

The first official manifestation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was called The Secretary of the State of Foreign Affairs for the now defunct Kingdom of Sardinia. The original name was derived from the Albertine Statute that founded the Ministry in 1848. The original location was the Palazzo della Consulta in Rome, where it remained until 1922.

The first significant reform came under the direction of the minister Carlo Sforza who reorganized the Ministry around territorial bases. However, this system was later replaced during Benito Mussolini's fascist regime. During this time the Ministry was housed at Palazzo Chigi; after a brief period in Brindisi during the war, Cabinet President Pietro Badoglio restored the full services of the Ministry with a ministerial decree on 15 July 1944.

Since 1959 the Ministry has been at its current location in Palazzo della Farnesina, which together with the Reggia di Caserta is one of the biggest buildings in Italy.

Functions

The current role of the MAECI are laid out in the laws passed on 23 April 2003 n. 109 which states that the Ministry holds the explicit function of representing and guarding the interests of Italy concerning its political, economic, social, and cultural relations with the world and its direct relations with other states and international organizations. The ministry represents Italy in its implementation and revisions of treaties and international conventions. Within the organization of the European Union, the ministry advocates Italy's positions on councils of foreign politics and common security such as, CFSP, The European Community and Euratom. It cooperates with international organizations on issues of development, immigration, and the protection of Italians and workers abroad.

List of ministers (since 1946)

Name		Period	Government
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Alcide De Gasperi (DC)	14 July 1946 - 18 October 1946	De Gasperi II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Pietro Nenni (PSI)	18 October 1946 - 2 February 1947	De Gasperi II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Carlo Sforza (PRI)	2 February 1947 - 16 July 1951	De Gasperi III Cabinet De Gasperi IV Cabinet De Gasperi V Cabinet De Gasperi VI Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Alcide De Gasperi (DC)	16 July 1951 - 17 August 1953	De Gasperi VII Cabinet De Gasperi VIII Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giuseppe Pella (DC)	17 August 1953 - 18 January 1954	Pella Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Attilio Piccioni (DC)	18 January 1954 - 19 September 1954	Fanfani I Cabinet Scelba Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Gaetano Martino (PLI)	19 September 1954 - 6 May 1957	Scelba Cabinet Segni I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giuseppe Pella (DC)	6 May 1957 - 25 March 1960	Zoli Cabinet Fanfani II Cabinet Segni II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Antonio Segni (DC)	25 March 1960 - 7 May 1962	Tambroni Cabinet Fanfani III Cabinet Fanfani IV Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Attilio Piccioni (DC)	7 May 1962 - 4 December 1963	Fanfani IV Cabinet Leone I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giuseppe Saragat (PSDI)	4 December 1963 - 28 December 1964	Moro I Cabinet Moro II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Amintore Fanfani (DC)	28 December 1964 - 24 June 1968	Moro II Cabinet Moro III Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giuseppe Medici (DC)	24 June 1968 - 12 December 1968	Leone II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Pietro Nenni (PSI)	12 December 1968 - 5 August 1969	Rumor I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Aldo Moro (DC)	5 August 1969 - 26 June 1972	Rumor II Cabinet Rumor III Cabinet Colombo Cabinet Andreotti I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giuseppe Medici (DC)	26 June 1972 - 8 July 1973	Andreotti II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Aldo Moro (DC)	8 July 1973 - 23 November 1974	Rumor IV Cabinet Rumor V Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Mariano Rumor (DC)	23 November 1974 - 29 July 1976	Moro IV Cabinet Moro V Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Arnaldo Forlani (DC)	29 July 1976 - 4 August 1979	Andreotti III Cabinet Andreotti IV Cabinet Andreotti V Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Franco Maria Malfatti (DC)	4 August 1979 - 15 January 1980	Cossiga I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Attilio Ruffini (DC)	15 January 1980 - 4 April 1980	Cossiga I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Emilio Colombo (DC)	4 April 1980 - 4 August 1983	Cossiga II Cabinet Forlani Cabinet Spadolini I Cabinet Spadolini II Cabinet Fanfani V Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giulio Andreotti (DC)	4 August 1983 - 22 July 1989	Craxi I Cabinet Craxi II Cabinet Fanfani VI Cabinet Goria Cabinet De Mita Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Gianni De Michelis (PSI)	22 July 1989 - 28 June 1992	Andreotti VI Cabinet Andreotti VII Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Vincenzo Scotti (DC)	28 June 1992 - 29 July 1992	Amato I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Emilio Colombo (DC)	29 July 1992 - 28 April 1993	Amato I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Beniamino Andreatta (DC)	28 April 1993 - 10 May 1994	Ciampi Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Antonio Martino (FI)	10 May 1994 - 17 January 1995	Berlusconi I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Susanna Agnelli (Ind)	17 January 1995 - 17 May 1996	Dini Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Lamberto Dini (RI)	17 May 1996 - 11 June 2001	Prodi I Cabinet D'Alema I Cabinet D'Alema II Cabinet Amato II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Renato Ruggiero (Ind)	11 June 2001 - 14 November 2002	Berlusconi II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Franco Frattini (FI)	14 November 2002 - 18 November 2004	Berlusconi II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Gianfranco Fini (AN)	18 November 2004 - 17 May 2006	Berlusconi II Cabinet Berlusconi III Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Massimo D'Alema (PD)	17 May 2006 - 8 May 2008	Prodi II Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Franco Frattini (PdL)	8 May 2008 - 16 November 2011	Berlusconi IV Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata (Ind)	16 November 2011 - 28 April 2013	Monti Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Emma Bonino (Rad)	28 April 2013 - 22 February 2014	Letta Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Federica Mogherini (PD)	22 February 2014 - 31 October 2014	Renzi Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Paolo Gentiloni (PD)	31 October 2014 - 12 December 2016	Renzi Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Angelino Alfano (AP)	12 December 2016 - 1 June 2018	Gentiloni Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color; "|	Enzo Moavero Milanesi (Ind)	1 June 2018 - 5 September 2019	Conte I Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Luigi Di Maio (M5S)	5 September 2019 - 22 October 2022	Conte II Cabinet Draghi Cabinet
style="background:Template:Party color"|	Antonio Tajani (FI)	22 October 2022 - incumbent	Meloni Cabinet

See also

• Carabinieri Foreign Ministry Command

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Site
• Ministero degli Affari Esteri. Archivio Storico Diplomatico (archives); + collection inventories