{"id":187,"date":"2023-04-11T18:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambabudhabi.esteri.it\/chi-siamo\/gli-uffici\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:29:11","slug":"gli-uffici","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambabudhabi.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/gli-uffici\/","title":{"rendered":"The Offices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click here<\/a> to know when the Embassy is closed<\/p>\n

AMBASSADOR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Lorenzo Fanara<\/em><\/p>\n

AMBASSADOR’S SECRETARIAT<\/strong>
\nKatiuscia Lupo<\/em>, Assistant
\ne-mail:\u00a0italianembassy.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a>
\nIbrahim Esawee<\/em>, Assistant
\ne-mail:\u00a0abudhabi.italianembassy2@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

POLITICAL AFFAIRS<\/strong>
\nGiacomo Buonaiuto<\/em>, Deputy Head of Mission, First Secretary<\/p>\n

COMMERCIAL, CULTURAL AND PRESS OFFICE<\/strong>
\nGiovanni Piccolo<\/em>, First Secretary and Head of the Economic and Commercial Section
\ne-mail:\u00a0trade1.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a>
\nElena Toselli<\/em>, Commercial Attache’
\ne-mail:\u00a0trade2.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

For enquiries to the business section click here<\/a><\/p>\n

CONSULAR SECTION<\/strong>
\nHead of the Consular Chancery: Priscilla Tonetto<\/em>, Second Secretary<\/p>\n

Consular Office<\/strong><\/em>
\nMaria Paola Casini<\/em>, Deputy Head of the Consular Chancery
\ne-mail:\u00a0cons.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

Elisa Corsaro<\/em>, Assistant
\nAhmed Soliman<\/em>, Assistant
\nGloria Giorgi<\/em>, Assistant
\ne-mail:\u00a0cons2.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

The access to the Consular Office is\u00a0by appointment only<\/span>,<\/strong> to be requested by email to the addresses mentioned above.\u00a0Requests for consular services must therefore be sent by e-mail and not directly to the counter.<\/p>\n

For information and clarification by telephone, please contact the Consular Office from Monday to Friday between 12 noon and 1 p.m. at the following numbers: +971 (0)2 6653091 oppure +971 542576563.<\/p>\n

Please note that the Consular Office of the Embassy is only competent for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. For all other Emirates, please contact the\u00a0Consulate General in Dubai<\/a>\u00a0instead.<\/p>\n

Consular requests (passports, visas, etc.) addressed to offices other than the Consular Registry will not be considered.<\/p>\n

Visa Office<\/strong><\/em>
\nElisabetta Mazzeo<\/em>, Head of Visa office
\nElena Nafissi<\/em>, Deputy Head of Visa office
\nMarta Natali<\/em>, Assistant
\nLeonardo Ramani<\/em>, Assistant
\ne-mail:\u00a0visa.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

The Visa Office of the Embassy operates through BLS International<\/a> (Italy Visa Application Centre) which runs the following schedule:
\nVisa application submission<\/em>: Mon-Fri 9am – 3pm (by prior appointment)
\nPassport collection<\/em>: Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm
\nTo find out more, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE<\/strong>
\nSara Cagali<\/em>, Head of Administration
\ne-mail:\u00a0admin2.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a>
\nStefania Bonotto<\/em>, Accountant
\ne-mail:\u00a0admin2.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a>
\nSami Zaher<\/em>, Assistant
\ne-mail:\u00a0admin1.abudhabi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

FINANCIAL ATTACHE’ OFFICE<\/strong>
\nRaffaele Arturo Cristiano<\/em>
\ne-mail: raffaele.cristiano@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

SECURITY AFFAIRS ATTACHE’ OFFICE<\/strong>
\nFrancesco Del Grosso<\/em>
\ne-mail: abudhabi.sicurezza@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

FINANCIAL POLICE ATTACHE’ OFFICE<\/strong>
\nCol. Francesco Di Sabato<\/em>
\ne-mail:\u00a0francesco.disabato@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

SCIENTIFIC ATTACHE’ OFFICE<\/strong>
\nYazan Al Momany<\/em>
\ne-mail:\u00a0yazan.almomany@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ATTACHE’ OFFICE<\/strong>
\nStefano Raimondi<\/em>
\ne-mail:\u00a0stefano.raimondi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

DEFENCE OFFICE<\/strong>
\nCol. Federico Merola<\/em>, Defence Attache’
\nLt. Col. Luca Acquotti<\/em>, Deputy Defence Attache’
\n1\u00b0 Lgt. Andrea Russo<\/em>, Assistant Defence Attache’
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