[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING FRANCESCO GENUARDI FOR HIS TENURE AS CONSUL GENERAL OF ITALY 
                              IN NEW YORK

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize and honor Francesco 
Genuardi, who after five years of admirable service as the Consul 
General of Italy in New York, has been designated Ambassador of Italy 
to the Kingdom of Belgium.
  Mr. Genuardi, who is married with two daughters, is an Italian 
diplomat with over 27 years of professional experience. Born in 
Brussels on July 7, 1967, he graduated with a degree in Law from the 
University of Milan in 1991.
  He joined Italy's diplomatic service in 1993, and for the next five 
years worked at the European Union's Directorate-General for Economic 
Affairs, where he dealt with international issues of importance 
associated with environmental protection and safety.
  From 1998 to 2002, he served as Deputy Consul at the Consulate 
General in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From 2002 through 2005, he returned 
to his native Brussels to serve as First Secretary at the Permanent 
Mission of Italy to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  Mr. Genuardi returned to Rome in 2005 and began an eleven-year tenure 
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, working with seven succeeding 
Ministers as a liaison officer for parliament. In 2014, Mr. Genuardi 
was appointed by then Minister Paolo Gentiloni to serve as head of the 
Office for Parliamentary Relations of the Italian Foreign Ministry.
  In March of 2016, Mr. Genuardi was appointed Consul General of Italy 
in New York, covering the states of New York, New Jersey, and 
Connecticut, as well as the territory of Bermuda, which collectively 
have a population of nearly 100,000 Italian residents and over 3 
million Italian Americans.
  During his tenure at the Consulate General of Italy in New York, Mr. 
Genuardi demonstrated a special attention towards all of the Italian 
and Italian American people of New York and the Tri-State area by 
actively engaging with the many existing Italian and Italian American 
associations, and contributing to the creation of new interest groups 
related to culture, education, athletics, and more.
  Mr. Genuardi also contributed greatly to the budding careers of young 
Italians and Italian Americans through the Consulate's ``Meet the New 
Italians'' program, a series of workshops and professional development 
seminars aimed at Italian professionals.
  Mr. Genuardi's commendable tenure in New York and lifetime of 
diplomatic service leaves no doubt that he will take on his new role in 
Brussels with professionalism, grace, and resolve. His presence will be 
deeply missed among the Tri-State Italian American community. I am 
proud to rise today in recognition of the career and service of 
Francesco Genuardi, incoming Ambassador of Italy to the Kingdom of 
Belgium.

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