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Cristiana Mele
Consul General of Italy
Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia
Public Ledger Building, Suite 956
600 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: 215 592 7329
Open to the Public: Monday to Friday, 9 am – 12 pm
segreteria.filadelfia@esteri.it
Website: http://www.consfiladelfia.esteri.it/Consolato_Filadelfia
Facebook: “Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia” and “Ciao Philadelphia”
Twitter: @ItalyinPhilly
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About
Cristiana Mele is a career diplomat, with more than 20 years of experience.
In her last assignment in Rome, she has been the Chair of the G20 Working Group on Food Security during the Italian Presidency of G20.
She was also the focal point for the Food Security, Agriculture and Nutrition at the Directorate General for Development Cooperation from 2018 to 2021, gender equality focal point and vice head of unit for multilateral affairs and global strategies from 2018 to 2020.
From 2014 to 2018, she served as Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of Italy to the United Nations and later as Chief of the Sustainable Development and Environment Desk of the Italian Mission to the United Nations and delegate to the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly.
She was appointed Vice Chair of the Second Committee for the 72nd UNGA.
Prior to her New York assignment she was chief of the division to defend the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Civil Procedures and Arbitration at the legal department of the Ministry in Rome.
She has also served at the Africa Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Deputy head of Great Lakes Region Desk and desk officer for Central and Eastern Europe.
Her previous assignments abroad include Italian Consul in Perth, Western Australia (2003-2007) and Deputy Consul in Zurich, Switzerland (2000-2003).
She joined the Ministry after graduating from the University of Florence in Political Science and international relations with a thesis on the European common defense project, a research study during her year abroad at the University of Paris IV, Sorbonne.
She is also a graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York (Master of International Affairs, SIPA, conc. in Environmental Policies).
She is an outspoken gender equality advocate and an outdoor enthusiast.
Services
The Consulate General main objectives are:
Promoting political, economic, education and cultural relations between Italy and any State under its jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland (except the Counties of Prince George and Montgomery), Virginia (except the Counties of Fairfax and Arlington), New Jersey (only Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem Counties);
Protecting the interests of Italian citizens while in the above-mentioned territories;
Supporting the Italian community and organizations at large;
Supporting official government and business delegations.
The Consulate General offers the following services:
- Registration to AIRE, registry of Italian Nationals residing abroad
- Social services and assistance to Italian citizens
- Citizenship for those who wants to apply for Italian citizenship
- Legal assistance and notary services
- Electoral services during elections
- Passports, travel document issued exclusively to those who are already Italian citizens
- Pensions
- Vital Records (i.e. marriage) as registration, in Italy, of individuals born abroad
- Recognition of American diplomas and degrees
- Visas
Resources
Italian Embassy in Washington DC