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    NIAF. Four New Members to Board of Directors

    I. I.(April 11, 2015)
    Nicholas R. Caiazzo, George Simeone, Michael J. Zarrelli, Charles Turano, four notable Italian Americans in the fields of finance, law, professional sports marketing and public policy have been elected to the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Board of Directors for the 2015-2019 term during an April 9, 2015, meeting at the New York offices at Pepper Hamilton LLP.
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    IACC Elects New President. Alberto Milani, Current Buccellati Inc. CEO

    I. I.(April 03, 2015)
    Mr. Milani will join the Executive Committee and provide leadership to the association between meetings of the membership Assembly and Board of Directors. Together with Mr. Franco De Angelis, Secretary General, Mr. Milani will work to ensure that the policy platform, vision, mission and strategic directions of the Chamber’s Board of Directors create concrete operational decisions.
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    The Irish-Italian Divide & How Enemies Make Peace

    Paul Moses(April 02, 2015)
    Inter-ethnic peace-making is the ongoing challenge of today’s global societies—in the U.S., in Italy, and elsewhere. We asked Paul Moses, author of the forthcoming An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York’s Irish and Italians, to explain what he learned by writing this book.
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    Building the Future Today

    L. A.(April 02, 2015)
    An interview with Francesca Verga, alumna and board member of the Scuola d’Italia. To remain competitive, the important institution has recently launched a bid for a new building.
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    Mario Cuomo Award in Public Service Presented at Niaf New York Gala

    i. I.(April 02, 2015)
    The Mario M. Cuomo Award in Public Service will be presented for the first time by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at the legendary Cipriani 42nd Street during the Foundation’s New York Spring Gala on April 8, 2015.New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is planning to attend the ceremony to honor his late father.
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    The Italian Cultural Institute of New York finally Gets a New Director

    R. C.(March 31, 2015)
    Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, has just appointed the new directors of three major Italian Cultural Institutes: in London, Moscow, and New York. The director’s office at 686 Park Avenue will now be occupied by Giorgio Van Straten, award-winning author and manager of arts associations of the caliber of the Venice Biennale and of Agis (the Italian association for the performing arts), among others.
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    The Italian Cultural Institute of New York finally Gets a New Director

    R. C.(March 31, 2015)
    Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, has just appointed the new directors of three major Italian Cultural Institutes: in London, Moscow, and New York. The director’s office at 686 Park Avenue will now be occupied by Giorgio Van Straten, award-winning author and manager of arts associations of the caliber of the Venice Biennale and of Agis (the Italian association for the performing arts), among others.
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    Pizza Makers from Pizzeria Brandi in Naples Celebrates the Expo in Milan

    Emily Hayes(March 27, 2015)
    Pizza makers from the Pizzeria Brandi in Naples designed a pizza to celebrate the Expo in Milan, to go with the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life." Pizza is the perfect choice, because it is an iconic food that reminds consumers of the importance of Italian agriculture. Pizzeria Brandi is also supposedly the place where Italy’s iconic margherita pizza was first created. Originally, pizza was known as a dish for poor people, sold in the street. The story goes that in June of 1889, to honor the Queen of the consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, the Neapolitan pizza maker Raffaele Esposito created “Pizza Margherita.
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    The World at EXPO 2015 in Milan

    Judith Harris(March 24, 2015)
    After six years of work and planning, EXPO 2015 opens in Milan in less than five weeks, and you can almost hear the organizers’ sighs of relief as work on the pavilions is being completed, and the goal of selling 10 million tickets before its official opening May 1 looms within sight. Organizers of this ambitious world’s fair on the theme “Nourish the Planet, Energy for Life” report that distributors, travel agencies worldwide and on-line booking agencies have already acquired 8.5 million tickets.

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