The Italy-USA Foundation is launching on TikTok, opening the door to a fun new way of sharing our important projects. These include awarding 1,000 scholarships to outstanding recent graduates for our online master’s program—”Leadership for International Relations and Made in Italy”—with ceremonies held at the Chamber of Deputies, as well as other initiatives that significantly strengthen the friendship between Italy and the United States. Students from the master’s program will be the stars of our exclusive content, featuring entertaining moments and behind-the-scenes insights. Join our community, comment on our videos, and help us take our mission even further. We look forward to seeing you on TikTok.

The Italy-USA Foundation sent the following message to the US Ambassador to Italy, Tilman J. Fertitta, on occasion of 9/11.

L’anniversario dell’11 settembre sollecita sempre, nel vecchio e nel nuovo continente, una comune riflessione sul presente e l’avvenire dell’Occidente. L’America è il Paese di riferimento indispensabile per tutti coloro che amano e difendono la libertà. Rendiamo perciò onore non solo a chi perse la vita nei fatti che oggi si commemorano, ma a tutti gli americani che, dalla prima guerra mondiale in poi, hanno combattuto anche per la nostra libertà e, ancora oggi, difendono popoli minacciati dal terrorismo. Tutto questo senza avere mai chiesto altra terra che quella necessaria a seppellire i propri morti, caduti per darci il grande dono della democrazia. La fermezza politico-militare contro il fondamentalismo e il disegno di nuove entità statuali anti-occidentali deve contemplare la capacità di sfruttare ogni margine possibile di confronto attorno alla difesa e costruzione di superiori principi di civiltà. Nel giorno della commemorazione dell’attentato alle Torri Gemelle si manifesta, del tutto immutato, il sentimento di autentica solidarietà del popolo italiano verso la nazione americana.

New prestigious teaching contributions for the master’s degree “Leadership for international relations and made in Italy”, promoted by the Italy-USA Foundation. Simona Branchetti, Enrico Giovannini, Annalisa Imparato and Stefano Pontecorvo also join the teaching panel made up of well-known personalities.

The ceremony for the winners of the Innovation America Award and the scholarship for access to the master “Leadership for international relations and made in Italy ”, promoted by the Italy USA Foundation, was held at the Chamber of Deputies, in Rome. The Innovation America Award aims to enhance every year the 300 best entrepreneurial talents from our country who have conceived and created innovative and competitive startups in the world of the global market and global challenges. A recognition of international prestige, which represents a qualification and a certification of quality vis-à-vis investors. The complete photo gallery and a video clip are available on the master’s degree website.

The Italy-USA Foundation promotes at the Italian Parliament the America Award; it is a prestigious recognition of great civil and institutional work. The award is mainly seen as a means to acknowledge and encourage initiatives and work aimed at favoring relationships between Europe and the United States of America. Clearly famous, eminent figures that have distinguished themselves in their work and have achieved the utmost excellence in their respective fields of interest and activities, and important results in favor of transatlantic friendship, will be considered. Last years the jury has awarded among the others Tra i premiati delle scorse edizioni ricordiamo Andrea Bocelli, Carla Fendi, Gianni Letta, Carlo Cracco, Valentina Vezzali, Jean-Claude Trichet, Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, José Manuel Barroso, Alberto Angela, Brunello Cucinelli, Herman Van Rompuy, Bebe Vio, Mario Andretti, Enrico Vanzina, Silvio Garattini, Tony Renis, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Manuel Agnelli, Jean Todt, Beatrice Venezi, Gianni Riotta, Edward Luttwak, Alan Friedman, Mario Moretti Polegato, Guillermo Mariotto, Max Biaggi, Laura Biagiotti, Joe Bastianich, José Maria Aznar, Bruno Vespa, Alessandro Benetton, Francesca Fagnani, Giovanni Allevi, Lucia Annunziata, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Eleonora Pderon, Filippo Magnini, Paul Bremer, Ronn Moss, Alberta Ferretti, Christian De Sica, Ennio Morricone, Ilaria Capua, Umberto Veronesi, Renzo Arbore, Renato Balestra, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Alain Elkann, Paolo Limiti, Gualtiero Marchesi, Paolo Mieli, Monica Maggioni, Paolo Nespoli. The XVI edition of the prize will be held in Rome, at the Chamber of Deputies, on 9 October. The Prize is an exclusive work of art in silver, rose bronze and palladium. It’s possible to submit nominations for the awards, including a short motivation, by sending an email before May 30, 2026. Unsigned nominations or nickname signatures will not be taken into consideration.