Luca Sabbatucci appointed Italian ambassador to Switzerland

Italy has appointed a new ambassador to Switzerland. Luca Sabbatucci, currently ambassador to international organisations in Paris, succeeds Gian Lorenzo Cornado, who has retired. In a statement released today, parliamentarian Simone Billi, representative for Italians abroad and chair of the Committee for Italians Worldwide, welcomed “with joy” the appointment of Sabbatucci, a 63-year-old diplomat with “extensive experience”. For Billi, who lives in the Zurich region, the Italian foreign…