Elisabetta Belloni | |
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 Elisabetta Belloni in 2020 | |
| Director of theDepartment of Information for Security | |
| In office 12 May 2021 – 15 January 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mario Draghi Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Gennaro Vecchione |
| Succeeded by | Vittorio Rizzi |
| Secretary-General of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 12 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michele Valensise |
| Succeeded by | Ettore Francesco Sequi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-09-01)1 September 1958 (age 67) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Elisabetta Belloni (Italian pronunciation:[elizaˈbɛttabelˈloːni]; born 1 September 1958) is an Italian diplomat and civil servant, Director of theDepartment of Information for Security from 2021 to 2025.
Graduated in Political Science atLuiss University in 1982 with a thesis on international negotiation techniques, Belloni embarked on a diplomatic career in 1985.[1] She has held positions in Italian embassies and representations permanent offices inVienna andBratislava, as well as in the Directorates General of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs. In particular, from 1993 to 1996 she was First Secretary of the Italian diplomatic representation to international organizations. After returning to Rome, she worked briefly in the Russia Office before being promoted in 2000 to the secretariat of the Directorate for European Countries. In 2001 she was appointed Head of the Office for Central and Eastern European Countries and finally, since 2002, Head of the Secretariat of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Roberto Antonione.[1]
From November 2004 to June 2008, she directed the Crisis Unit of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs. She was Director-General of Development Cooperation from 2008 to 2013, while from January 2013 to June 2015 she was Director-General for Resources and Innovation.
In February 2014, she was promoted to rank ambassador; since June 2015, she has held the position of Chief of Staff of theMinister of Foreign AffairsPaolo Gentiloni. Following the resignation from the diplomatic career of Ambassador Michele Valensise, then Secretary-General of theFarnesina, in April 2016 she was appointed Secretary-General of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and took office on 5 May.[2] She has been professor of Development Cooperation at theLuiss Guido Carli.
In May 2018, her name was presented by the press, together with the economistLucrezia Reichlin, as a possible candidate to receive the mandate ofPrime Minister of the18th legislature.[3]
She left the Ministry on 12 May 2021, being appointed byPrime MinisterMario Draghi as Director of theDepartment of Information for Security.[1]
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 1 June 2017
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Michele Valensise | Secretary-General of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs 2016–2021 | Succeeded by Ettore Francesco Sequi |
| Preceded by Gennaro Vecchione | Director of theDepartment of Information for Security 2021–2025 | Succeeded by Vittorio Rizzi |
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