Maria Francesca Spatolisano
Maria Francesca Spatolisano | |
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Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | |
Assumed office December 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Education | University of Florence |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Maria Francesca Spatolisano is a diplomat of Italian citizenship who has been serving as Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres since December 2018, succeeding Thomas Gass.[1]
Early life and education
Spatolisano earned a Doctorate in Law from the University of Florence.[1]
Career
A civil servant for the European Commission since 1985, Spatolisano was the European Union Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO, Monaco and Andorra and was a member of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.[1][2]
When Chilean diplomat Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond was suspended from his role as the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology in 2021, Spatolisano ran his office alongside her other duties.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Maria-Francesca Spatolisano Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs". United Nations. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Diplomacy – Accreditation of Ambassadors from Togo and the European Union". Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond of Chile as Envoy on Technology United Nations, press release of 21 January 2021.
- ^ Melissa Heikkilä (19 May 2021), António Guterres' role questioned in UN harassment case Politico Europe.
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