The Ambassador of the Italian Republic to the United States of America () is the official representative of the government of Italy to the government of the United States. Prior to the formation of the Italian Republic in 1946, the Kingdom of Italy was represented in the United States by ambassadors or envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary.

List of heads of mission Listed are the heads of the Italian diplomatic delegation to the United States, with their titles and dates of their presentation of credentials.

Representatives of the Kingdom of Italy + Name Title Start dateGiuseppe BertinattiMinister residentApril 13, 1861Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryJune 26, 1864Marcello CerrutiEnvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryMay 27, 1867Luigi CortiFebruary 13, 1870Alberto BlancJuly 17, 1875Saverio FavaEnvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAugust 28, 1881Ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryMay 21, 1893Edmondo Mayor de PlanchesAmbassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiaryAugust 9, 1901Luigi Girolamo Cusani-ConfalonieriAmbassadorJanuary 27, 1910Vincenzo Macchi di CellereNovember 20, 1913Camillo Romano AvezzanaOctober 23, 1919Vittorio Rolandi RicciNovember 24, 1920Gelasio Caetani di SermonetaNovember 12, 1922Giacomo De MartinoJanuary 25, 1925Augusto RossoAugust 25, 1932Fulvio SuvichJune 18, 1936Ascanio ColonnaOctober 28, 1938Alberto TarchianiFebruary 23, 1945

Ambassadors of the Italian Republic + Name Start date Alberto Tarchiani February 23, 1945Manlio BrosioNovember 18, 1954Sergio FenoalteaMay 5, 1961Egidio OrtonaJune 11, 1967Roberto GajaJuly 12, 1975Paolo Pansa CedronioMarch 18, 1978Rinaldo PetrignaniJune 15, 1981Boris Biancheri-ChiapporiAugust 31, 1991Ferdinando SalleoNovember 9, 1995Sergio VentoMarch 24, 2003Giovanni CastellanetaOctober 1, 2005Giulio Maria Terzi di Sant'AgataOctober 1, 2009Claudio BisognieroFebruary 6, 2012Armando VarricchioMarch 2, 2016Mariangela ZappiaJuly 1, 2021Marco PeronaciSeptember 5, 2025

See also

Italy–United States relations List of diplomatic missions in the United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy) List of ambassadors of the United States to Italy Foreign relations of Italy

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