The Ambassador of Italy in Belarus (in Belarusian, Пасол Італіі ў Беларусі) is the head of the diplomatic mission of the Italian Republic in the Republic of Belarus. The current ambassador in charge since April 26, 2018 is Norberto Cappello.
History Italy and Belarus began diplomatic relations following independence on July 27, 1990. Relations between the two nations are established in the protocol for the establishment of diplomatic relations signed on April 13, 1992, by the foreign ministers of the two countries, Pëtr Kravčenko and Gianni De Michelis, during his first official visit to Italy by a Belarusian government delegation led by the Prime Minister Vjačaslaŭ Kebič.
In May 1992 the embassy in Minsk was opened and Gian Luca Bertinetto was the first ambassador.
List The following is a list of Italian ambassadors to Belarus. PeriodTitleAmbassadorEmbassyAppointed byAccredited byNoteMay 28, 1992 - November 10, 1996Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryGuglielmo ArdizzoneMinskAndreotti VI CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaMarch 17, 1997 - January 21, 2001Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryArnaldo AbetiMinskProdi I CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaJanuary 22, 2001 - June 5, 2003Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryGiovanni CerutiMinskAmato II CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaJuly 1, 2003 - August 21, 2007Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryStefano BenazzoMinskBerlusconi II CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaAugust 30, 2007 - August 14, 2010Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryStefano BianchiMinskProdi II CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaAugust 14, 2010 - December 23, 2013Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryMario Giorgio Stefano BaldiMinskBerlusconi IV CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaDecember 23, 2013 - April 26, 2018Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryGian Luca Bertinetto †MinskLetta CabinetAljaksandr LukašėnkaApril 26, 2018 - In chargeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryNorberto CappelloMinskGentiloni CabinetAljaksandr Lukašėnka
References
External links
Official site of the Italian Embassy in Minsk, on ambminsk.esteri.it. (In Russian and Italian)