A conference to present the Italian magazine of geopolitics Limes on “U.S. Confidential” will be held in Rome, Sala Santa Maria in Aquiro, Senate, May 11, 2015, 16:00, promoted by the Italy-USA Foundation. Among the participants Lucio Caracciolo, editor in chief of Limes; Dario Fabbri, magazine Limes; Jonathan Gruber, professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charlie Fern, former speechwriter of George W. Bush and Laura Bush; James A. Thurber, professore University di Washington; Charles S. Bullock III, professor University of Georgia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Paolo Gentiloni, has been invited. It is necessary to send an email confirming participation.

A conference to present the survey “American Students’ Thoughts on Italy” will be held in Rome, Sala Santa Maria in Aquiro, Senate, April 20, 2015, 17:00, promoted jointly by Italy-USA Foundation and John Cabot University. Among the participants professor Isabella Clough, John Cabot University, the journalists Gaetano Barresi, Giornale Radio Rai, Gianni Del Vecchio, Huffington Post, Moreno Marinozzi, SkyTg24, Dario Fabbri, Limes, Enzo Quaratino, Ansa. Chairman will be Giampiero Gramaglia, vice-editor in chief La Presse. It is necessary to send an email confirming participation.

The Italy-USA Foundation attended to the ceremony celebrated in Pisa, Chamber of Commerce, to commemorate the Mazzei Day, promoted by the association Circolo Culturale Filippo Mazzei.

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 favouring relationships between Italy and the United States of America. Prominent personalities of any nationality who stand out for their work and results in promoting transatlantic friendship will be considered. Last years the jury has awarded among the others Andrea Bocelli, Paul Bremer, Gianni Letta, Carla Fendi, Oscar Farinetti, Emilio Carelli, Franco Frattini, Margherita Missoni, Jeremy Rifkin, Alan Friedman, Lucia Annunziata, Enrico Vanzina, Lapo Elkann, Gianni Riotta, Edward Luttwak, Carlo Rossella, Laura Biagiotti, Antonio Campo Dall’Orto, Peter Secchia, Justine Mattera, Emma Bonino, Massimo Ferragamo, Igor Man, Ennio Morricone, Franca Sozzani, Walter Veltroni, Luisa Todini, Umberto Veronesi, Renzo Arbore, Renato Balestra, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Alain Elkann, Paolo Limiti, Piero Fassino, Paolo Mieli. The next edition of the prize will be held in Rome, at the Chamber of Deputies, on October 8, 2015, with the journalist Michele Cucuzza. It’s possible to submit nominations for the awards, including a short motivation, by sending an email before June 30, 2015. Unsigned nominations or nickname signatures will not be taken into consideration.