Riccardo Sessa

Vice President of the Società Italiana per l’Organizzazione Internazionale (SIOI). Italian Ambassador (rtd.), former career diplomat. His last position was Italian Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) in Brussels (2010-2013). Before he has been Ambassador to Belgrade (1997-2000), Teheran (2000-2003), Director General for Mediterranean and Middle East (2003-2006) and Ambassador to Beijing, accredited also to Ulan Baatar (2006-2010). He attended the Institute of Political Studies of Paris and graduated in Law from “La Sapienza” University in Rome. Currently President of the Italian company for the Mount Blanc Tunnel (SITMB), President of the Italian Manifacture of Tobacco (M.I.T.), President of Italy-Serbia Association and Vice President of the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI).