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The sunny Italian side of Margarita Fores

by Giorgio Guglielmino - February 13, 2025 - 12:00am

I landed in Manila for the first time one evening in early August 2017 to begin my assignment as Ambassador to the Philippines.

Diplomatic habits

by Giorgio Guglielmino - October 1, 2022 - 12:00am

There are countries that do not allow their ambassadors, once their period of assignment in a particular country is over, to return there before at least one year has elapsed.

Suggestions for a city I love

by Giorgio Guglielmino - March 1, 2022 - 12:00am

It is not easy and indeed a very delicate issue to try to give suggestions to a city that is not mine in a country that is not mine.

Good reasons to come and to go

by Giorgio Guglielmino - January 12, 2022 - 12:00am

There are excellent reasons to go to Italy in 2022 and there are just as many excellent reasons to visit the Philippines, pandemic and quarantines permitting.

Renewed courage in art

by Giorgio Guglielmino - November 18, 2021 - 12:00am

It was obvious that I would remain connected to the Filipino art scene that I had known and attended for four years.

The Earth seen from the moon 728

by Giorgio Guglielmino - October 26, 2021 - 12:00am

I have always found the title of the 1967 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini “The Earth seen from the moon” beautiful and fascinating.

The long goodbye

by Giorgio Guglielmino - August 19, 2021 - 12:00am

Is there an ideal way to leave a city you lived in for four years? I would say no, too many variants intersect, depending on the situations that have been experienced and the people you have met.

Rise and fall of the ambassador

by Giorgio Guglielmino - April 13, 2021 - 12:00am

Of whatever country they are and in whatever nation they exercise their function, all ambassadors always follow the same ascending and descending parable during their period in a capital.

Tips for a diplomatic speech

by Giorgio Guglielmino - April 4, 2021 - 12:00am

How many speeches does an ambassador give in his/her career? Surely they are not counted in the tens but in the hundreds.

The lonely life of the COVID diplomat

by Giorgio Guglielmino - February 16, 2021 - 12:00am

When the word “Ambassador” is named to those who are not inside the world of diplomacy, the first images that come to mind are sumptuous banquets, receptions in residences in the most exclusive neighborhoods...

We still need art

by Giorgio Guglielmino - April 26, 2020 - 12:00am

Museums are closed, art galleries too, prestigious awards are suspended, artists are in lockdown, auction houses are not operational, shops selling materials for artists are closed, collectors wait at their win...

Friends in time of COVID-19

by Giorgio Guglielmino - April 8, 2020 - 12:00am

It is said that friends are met in times of need and this applies not only to people but also to Nations.

The tale of two fairs

by Giorgio Guglielmino - September 12, 2019 - 12:00am

There is a city in the world that for number of quality artists, galleries of the highest level – perhaps the best in the world - for the caliber of collectors and in general for the sheer number of critics,...

Something sweet for Lent time

by Giorgio Guglielmino - March 29, 2018 - 12:00am

As Italy is so well known for its food and its culinary traditions, it is obvious that almost every day, celebration, season, holiday in my country is an occasion for a special dish.

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