[…] I am greatly honored to be here today as President Obama’s nominee to be the United States Ambassador to Italy and to the Republic of San Marino. I am humbled by the confidence and trust that the President and Secretary Clinton have placed in me, and I pledge to you that if confirmed, I will work closely with the President and Congress to advance our nation’s interests in Italy.

[…] Thank you. Please, everybody have a seat. I apologize for being a little bit late. Good afternoon. We have just concluded the final session of what has been a highly productive summit here in L'Aquila.

And before I discuss what we've achieved these past three days, I'd like to take a moment to express my thanks to Prime Minister Berlusconi, his staff, the people of Italy for their extraordinary hospitality and hard work in setting up this summit.

[…] Leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations believe the outcome of the economic crisis is still uncertain and that significant risks remain to global economic and financial stability. “We agreed on the need to prepare appropriate strategies for unwinding extraordinary policy measures to respond to the crisis once the recovery is assured,” the world leaders said in a statement released July 8.

[…] We have followed very closely all through the recent months the position that the Obama administration has taken, and this has been subject to a wide consensus by the Italian government -- both by the Italian government and the opposition. I would also like to stress that the compliance -- the position of the Italian government is fully shared by the other countries. And over the years it has also been translated into the participation by the Italian government in various peacekeeping missions in crises area. And I would like to mention Afghanistan, and President Obama has expressed his appreciation in this connection.

[…] Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts

[…] Good evening, everybody. Buona sera. I want to welcome Prime Minister Berlusconi here. He has proved to be a great friend of the United States. And he and I got to know each other at the G20 summit. We are now in the process of planning the G8 summit that Italy will be hosting.

[…] Just before 6:00 this evening, the President emerged from his meeting with Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy, and they fielded questions from the press together. They discussed the strong alliance between the two countries, demonstrated in their meeting by the Prime Minister's agreement to accept three Guanatanamo prisoners in Italy. The first question that was asked, not surprisingly, concerned Iran though:

Lo scorso 17 febbraio la speaker della Camera dei deputati degli Stati Uniti Nancy Pelosi é stata ospite del Centro Studi Americani in occasione della conferenza dal titolo “ Contrasto al cambiamento climatico: sulla strada verso Copenhagen “

[…] Cultural Affairs Minister Sandro Bondi and Warren Miller, Chairman of the U.S. Commission for the preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, signed this afternoon at Palazzo Chigi the Agreement on the Protection and Preservation of Places of Commemoration in the presence of the Under Secretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Gianni Letta and Secretary General Mauro Masi.

[…] The National Italian American Foundation Board of Directors is deeply saddened by the death of our chairman, Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli, who passed away today at his home in Burlington, Vt., after battling cancer for more than a year. All who worked with him during the 18 years in which he served as the Foundation's president, vice chairman, and member of the Board of Directors will feel the loss of his leadership and dedication.

[…] Buongiorno. (Laughter.) Fellow citizens, distinguished guests, thank you all for being here as we receive a wonderful visitor -- the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Silvio Berlusconi. (Applause.) He is a man of accomplishment, a statesman from a great nation, and a warm friend of the United States. Mr. Prime Minister, you honor us with your visit, and Laura and I are so pleased to have you come to the White House on Columbus Day. On this national holiday, America remembers the explorer from Genoa, who led a fleet of three tiny ships on a great journey of discovery.

[…] For more than 60 years, the United States and Italy have worked together to strengthen transatlantic alliances and to help freedom expand across Europe. Today we're addressing global challenges with determination and vision and with confidence. America and Italy are working to stabilize global financial markets. People all over the world are understandably concerned about the global financial crisis and about how it will affect their families and their businesses.