Italy–USA Foundation ( Italian : Fondazione Italia USA ) is a non-profit non-partisan organization based in Rome , Italy, established to promote friendship between Italians and Americans plus American culture in Italy .
17-622: The foundation's president is Mauro della Porta Raffo, and its Vice Presidents are Emilio Carelli , Gabriella Giammanco , Dario Stefano and Gianpaolo Vallardi. The Secretary General and founder is Corrado Maria Daclon . The President of the Scientific Committee is Alain Elkann , the Vice Presidents of the Scientific Committee are Stefania Giannini and Franco Bassanini , and the Secretary of
34-686: A letter to Corrado Maria Daclon the day after she was freed by prison, with her first words since she regaining freedom: "To hold my hand and offer support and respect throughout the obstacles and the controversy, there were Italians. There was the Italy–USA Foundation, and many others that shared my pain and that helped me survive, with hope. I am eternally grateful for their caring hospitality and their courageous commitment. To those that wrote me, that defended me, that stood by me, that prayed for me. I am forever grateful to you. I love you." Emilio Carelli Emilio Carelli (born 21 May 1952)
51-544: A professional journalist after completing his studies in the United States. Vice President of the Italy-USA Foundation since 2018. In 1980 Carelli was hired by Fininvest , the holding company of Silvio Berlusconi , as editor and journalist of Canale 5 . In the same period he was editor of Notizienotte and worked in the editing of Canale 5 News , which replaced Notizienotte . In 1986 he moved to Rome as head of
68-561: A recognition under the auspices of the President of the Italian Republic. 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 interested and activities, are considered. The ceremony
85-775: Is an Italian journalist and politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Five Star Movement , since 24 March 2018 until 2 February 2021. Emilio Carelli was born in Crema , near Cremona in Lombardy, in 1952, from a middle-class family. After attending the classical lyceum , he graduated in literature in 1975 at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, and later became
102-673: Is held in Rome , Italy , at Chamber of Deputies , the Italian Parliament. The Italy–USA Foundation, in the frame of the America Award, also confer three sterling silver medals of the President of the Chamber of Deputies to three students of American universities. The prize is an exclusive work of art in sterling silver, rose bronze and palladium, representing a Caravel with the American flag. Among
119-581: The Chamber of Deputies in the single-member constituency of Rome– Fiumicino with 39.5% of the votes, beating the center-right Domenico Menorello (32.3%) and the centre-left Tobia Zevi (19.9%). Antonio Campo Dall%27Orto Antonio Campo Dall'Orto is the former CEO of the Italian television broadcasting RAI . Dall'Orto was CEO of the Italian television broadcasting RAI from December 2015 to June 2017. This business-related Italian biographical article
136-735: The John Felice Rome Center , for projects, conferences, staging. The scientific committee consists of more than 30 members, including some Italian scientists, politicians, diplomats, and journalists, for example Paolo Mieli , Stefania Giannini , Vincenzo Camporini , Fiamma Nirenstein , Aurelio De Laurentiis , Giuliano da Empoli , Beatrice Trussardi , Mario Capecchi , Giampaolo Di Paola , Carlo Cracco , Giulio Tremonti , Carlo Scognamiglio , Francesco Paolo Fulci , Edward Luttwak , Dante Ferretti , Antonio Marzano , Carla Fendi , Antonio Martino , Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo , Carlo Rubbia , Margherita Missoni , Carlo Pelanda . The Director of
153-506: The United States election . Carelli left the editorial board on 4 July 2011, succeeded by Sarah Varetto. Since January 2014 he hosted L'Incontro program, a weekly interview with notable members of Italian politics and society. In January 2018, the leader of the Five Star Movement , Luigi Di Maio , announced Carelli's candidacy in the upcoming election in March 2018. Carelli was elected in
170-623: The Foundation met on Sunday December 13, 2009, in Capanne prison on the outskirts of Perugia , with American prisoner Amanda Knox , and then campaigned for her until the acquittal verdict. The Secretary General of the Foundation, Corrado Maria Daclon , who became a close friend of Knox's while she was in prison, managed Knox's departure from the penitentiary of Perugia to the airport after the acquittal, when Knox returned to her home in Seattle . Knox wrote
187-583: The Foundation, at the end of his presidency, a letter to thank the Foundation for the support since his 2008 campaign and election: "Michelle and I have many fond memories of our visits to Italy during the Administration, and we are touched by your and the Italy-USA Foundation's support and inspired by the work." The Italy–USA Foundation promote yearly in Italy the America Award ( Italian : Premio America ),
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#1733085767176204-412: The Scientific Committee is Antonio Martino . The foundation organizes meetings between Italian members of Parliament and US Senators and Representatives to discuss legislation and cultural issues; these include meetings with American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) members. The foundation cooperates with many American universities, like John Cabot University and Loyola University Chicago through
221-644: The Scientific Committee is Emilio Iodice, a former American diplomat, best-selling author, professor and business leader. The foundation is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact and also promotes the Leadership per le relazioni internazionali e il Made in Italy Master's degree, directed by the former minister Stefania Giannini . President Barack Obama sent to the Secretary General of
238-587: The director was Enrico Mentana . In 2002 he became professor of "Theory and techniques of on-line information" at the faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the Catholic University of Milan. From 16 June 2003 he was replaced by Paolo Liguori to the management of TGcom and became director in charge of the newborn Sky TG 24 , the Sky Italia channel dedicated to information and news, in which he also hosted several programmes including America 2008 dedicated to
255-437: The local Fininvest office. From 1986 to 1992 he hosted with Cesara Buonamici the weekly politics program Parlamento in , broadcast on Canale 5 and Rete 4 . In 1989, with Tullio Camiglieri, he was the creator and curator of 80s no longer 80s , a program on Italia 1 dedicated to the events and to the most important people of culture and politics during the 1980s. In 1990 he created the program Miti for Italia 1, focusing on
272-513: The myths and fashions of young people from the 1950s to the 1980s. In January 1989 he became deputy editor of the Videonews magazine. In 1991 Carelli became deputy editor of the journalistic office of Studio Aperto , Italia 1 news programme , and in January 1992 he took part in the foundation of TG5 as deputy director and host. On 1 November 2000 he left TG5 to become deputy director of TGCOM , while
289-2042: The winners Andrea Bocelli , Dino De Laurentiis , Walter Veltroni , Umberto Paolucci, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini , Umberto Veronesi , Antonio Campo Dall'Orto , Ennio Morricone , Franco Frattini , Rinaldo Petrignani, Maria Grazia Cucinotta , Luciano Pavarotti , Igor Man, Luisa Todini, Paolo Limiti , Piero Fassino , Renzo Arbore , Justine Mattera, Renato Balestra , Massimo Ferragamo , Antonio Di Bella, Emilio Carelli , Alain Elkann , Oriana Fallaci , Emma Bonino , Laura Biagiotti , Mike Bongiorno , Maria Laura Baccarini, Franca Sozzani , Jeremy Rifkin , Peter F. Secchia , Carlo Rossella, Maria Grazia Cucinotta , Edward Luttwak , Alison Smale , Jo Champa , Lapo Elkann , Paul Bremer , Gianni Riotta , Guido Damiani , Oscar Farinetti , Alan Friedman , Gianni Versace , Gianni Letta , Roberta Pinotti , Margherita Missoni , Mel Sembler , Frank Joseph Guarini , Sergio Leone , Frank Sinatra , Gabriella Pession , Paolo Nespoli , Vittorio Zucconi , Mario Moretti Polegato , Mario Andretti , Nicola Bulgari , Stefania Giannini , Uto Ughi , Kathryn Iacocca, Tony Renis , Lucia Annunziata , Ronald Spogli , George Lombardi , Bebe Vio , Joe Bastianich , Alberta Ferretti , Silvio Garattini , Valentina Cervi , Federico Marchetti (businessman) , Bruno Vespa , Alessandro Benetton , Dario Franceschini , Christian De Sica , Antonin Scalia , John R. Phillips (attorney) , Anders Fogh Rasmussen , Veronica Mainetti , Gualtiero Marchesi , Giovanni Allevi , Luca Cordero di Montezemolo , Alberto Angela , Nerio Alessandri , Marco Bussetti , Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice , Maria Latella , Danny Quinn , Brunello Cucinelli , José María Aznar , Curtis Scaparrotti , Carlo Cracco , Ilaria Capua , Luca Maestri , Jean Claude Trichet , Alessandro Minuto Rizzo , Massimo Bottura , Valentina Vezzali , Umberto Guidoni , José Manuel Barroso , Ronn Moss , Luca Parmitano , Jean Todt . A delegation of
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