Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese celebrates 54th birthday with wife Albana Ferrarese, children

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Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese celebrated his 54th birthday along with his wife Albana Ferrarese and children this week.

The function was limited to the family members in view of the Coivid-19 pandemic.

Ambassador Ferrarese was born in Tübingen (Germany) on January 17th, 1968 and graduated in Oriental Languages ??and Literatures at the “Cà Foscari” University of Venice in 1992.

He entered in the diplomatic career in 1994, and began his professional journey at the Directorate General for Economic Affairs of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, where he dealt with the commercial relations of Italy with Asia.

In 1996 he started his service abroad, serving at the Italian Embassy in Manila and then, from 2001, in Tel Aviv. He returned to the Headquarter in Rome in 2004, serving as Deputy Head of the Crisis Unit.

In 2008 he went abroad again, as First Counselor at the Embassy of Italy in Beirut, then in Brasilia in 2011, serving in both Embassies as Deputy Head of Mission.

In 2013 he was appointed Ambassador of Italy to Pristina, in Kosovo. In 2016 he returned to Rome, where he served in the Prime Minister’s Office. Since 10 February 2020 he is Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan.

In 2016 he was awarded Official Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He is married and has three daughters. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Georgian.

Albana Ferrarese told Newswire that she found Ambassador Ferrarese as the best husband in the world who is caring and understanding.

Ambassador Ferrarese said he would have invited more guests to celebrate his birthday but the pandemic forced him to keep the function limited to immediate family.