Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini

Ambassador Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini
Italian Ambassador to Hungary
In office 2012–2016
Preceded by	Giovan Battista Campagnola
Succeeded by	Massimo Rustico
Personal details
Born	(1955-11-16) 16 November 1955 (age 69) L'Aquila, Italy
Parent	Achille Accili
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome (undergrad) College of Europe (postgrad)

Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini (born 16 November 1955) is an Italian diplomat.

Biography

Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini presented with credentials by the Republic of Italy

Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini was born in L'Aquila on 16 November 1955 to Maria Castellani and Achille Accili.^[1][2] Accili Sabbatini holds a degree in political science from the University of Rome La Sapienza, and a postgraduate degree in 'Management of Public Organizations' from Collège d'Europe of Bruges, Belgium.^[2][3][4]

Accili Sabbatini's diplomatic career began in 1980. She has been posted to Rabat, the Italian embassies in China and Pakistan, and to the Permanent Mission of Italy to OECD.^[2] Between 2003 and 2007, Accili Sabbatini was Italian representative to Taiwan.^[1] Beginning in 2012, she was Ambassador to Hungary.^[5] She was named the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations (Vienna), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in November 2016.^[2][3] She also serves as the permanent representative of Italy to the International Atomic Energy Agency.^[6][7]

Family

Accili Sabbatini's father, Achille Accili, was an Italian Senator who had 4 children; of whom she is the eldest.^[1] Her brother, Domenico Accili, went on to become a medical professor at Columbia University.^[8]

Honors

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – December 27, 2006

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)
• Foreign relations of Italy

References

1. "Diplomatica aquilana rappresentante Onu a Vienna". Il Centro (in Italian). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
2. "Onu: l'aquilana Accili rappresenta l'Italia a Vienna". NewsTown (in Italian). November 15, 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
3. "New Permanent Representative of Italy presents credentials". United Nations Information Services. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
4. "Strong signals of interest and confidence » Diplomacy & Trade". Diplomacy & Trade. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
5. Saghy, Marianne; Schoolman, Edward M. (2018-02-05). Pagans and Christians in the Late Roman Empire: New Evidence, New Approaches (4th-8th centuries). Central European University Press. ISBN 978-963-386-255-1.
6. Scamilla Andreo Aledo, Raquel (2019-09-13). "IAEA and Italian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Monitoring Diagnostics Sign Practical Arrangements to Enhance Cooperation". www.iaea.org. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
7. Halasz, Stephanie (2017-09-28). "Italian and Pakistani Bust Donations add to the "Nuclear Art" Collection of the IAEA". www.iaea.org. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
8. Palmerini, Goffredo (October 12, 2017). "A NEW YORK anche con la pioggia e qualche protesta un grande COLUMBUS DAY". www.paeseitaliapress.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-23.