MARIANGELA ZAPPIA
160th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Italy and the United States – 1861-2021
The 160th anniversary “Guestbook” testifies to the deep friendship between Italy and the United States through video messages and the contributions of exceptional individuals from every field of knowledge and society in both countries. The messages will be uploaded throughout the year.
MARIANGELA ZAPPIA
AMBASSADOR OF ITALY TO THE US
ARMANDO VARRICCHIO
FORMER AMBASSADOR OF ITALY TO THE USA
LAURA PAUSINI
ARTIST
STEFANO DOMENICALI
PRESIDENT & CEO FORMULA 1
LISETTE OROPESA
SOPRANO
MARCO TRONCHETTI PROVERA
CEO PIRELLI
CARLO MESSINA
CEO INTESA SANPAOLO
TIZIANO FERRO
ARTIST
JOHN ELKANN
CHAIRMAN, STELLANTIS
LIDIA BASTIANICH
CELEBRITY CHEF
MARTHA DE LAURENTIIS
FILM PRODUCER
FRANCESCO STARACE
CEO ENEL
OSCAR FARINETTI
FOUNDER EATALY
ANDREA ILLY
CHAIRMAN ILLYCAFFE’
JULIE KENT
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON BALLET
MAURO PORCINI
CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER PEPSICO
LUISA SPAGNOLI
MAÎTRE CHOCOLATIER
MARCO LAVAZZA
VICE PRESIDENT LAVAZZA GROUP
ALESSANDRO PROFUMO
CEO LEONARDO
FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO
DIRECTOR OF OPERA AND THEATER
FRANCO GUSSALLI BERETTA
PRESIDENT & CEO FABBRICA D’ARMI PIETRO BERETTA
GIUSEPPE BONO
CEO FINCANTIERI
LUCIA ANNUNZIATA
JOURNALIST – WRITER
MICHAEL ARTHUR
PRESIDENT, BOEING INTERNATIONAL
ENRICO CASAROSA
FILMMAKER
PATRICIA DE STACY HARRISON
CHAIRMAN, NIAF
NICOLA LUISOTTI
CONDUCTOR
VALTER LONGO
PROFESSOR, UNIV. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA & IFOM
ANITA BEVACQUA MCBRIDE
VICE CHAIR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, NIAF
CARLO BONOMI
PRESIDENT OF CONFINDUSTRIA
DARIO ALTIERI
PRESIDENT, THE WINSTAR INSTITUTE
CINZIA ZUFFADA
PRESIDENT ISSNAF / ASS. CHIEF SCIENTIST NASA JPL
PIETRO ANTINORI
PRESIDENT, MARCHESI ANTINORI
JOE MANTEGNA
ACTOR
FEDERICO FAGGIN
INVENTOR OF THE MICROPROCESSOR
SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI
ASTRONAUT EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
LUCA PARMITANO
ASTRONAUT EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
BIANCA BALTI
TOP MODEL
DAVIDE OLDANI
CELEBRITY CHEF
GIORGIO MORODER
COMPOSER, SONG WRITER AND RECORD PRODUCER
MATTEO THUN
ARCHITECT & DESIGNER, MATTEO THUN & PARTNERS
GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
CHEF AND WRITER
STEFANO FANTI
G.M., CONSORZIO DEL PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA
HELEN MIRREN
ACTRESS
TAYLOR HACKFORD
FILM DIRECTOR
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO
ACTOR
ANTHONY FAUCI
IMMUNOLOGIST, NIAID DIRECTOR
ELISABETTA CANALIS
SHOWGIRL
ANDREA PONTREMOLI
CEO & GENERAL MANAGER, DALLARA
LUCA GARAVOGLIA
CHAIRMAN, CAMPARI GROUP
EMMA MARCEGAGLIA
VICE CHAIRMAN AND CEO MARCEGAGLIA
ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO
SOCCER PLAYER, FIFA WORLD CUP
MISTY COPELAND
PRINCIPAL DANCER, AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
PIETRO SCALIA
FILM EDITOR
ALAN FRIEDMAN
JOURNALIST – WRITER
ERNESTO ABBONA
PRESIDENT, CONFEDERATION OF ITALIAN WINES
GAIA GAJA
GAJA WINES
MICHAEL GELB
AUTHOR
PAOLO GENOVESE
FILM DIRECTOR
ROBERTA GAMBARINI
JAZZ SINGER
VASCO ROSSI
ARTIST
SERGIO CASTELLITTO
FILM DIRECTOR, ACTOR, SCREENWRITER
PIERO SARTOGO
ARCHITECT – DESIGNER OF THE EMBASSY OF ITALY IN USA
MARIA LATELLA
JOURNALIST – WRITER
ROBERTO VITTORI
ASTRONAUT EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
PIETRO SALINI
CEO, WEBUILD
MARCO DE CEGLIE
CHAIRMAN, NORTH AMERICAN OLIVE OIL ASSOCIATION
EROS RAMAZZOTTI
ARTIST
ENRIQUE MAZZOLA
CONDUCTOR
NIGEL LOCKYER
DIRECTOR, FERMILAB
PIERPAOLO PICCIOLI
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF VALENTINO
ALICE WATERS
VICE PRESIDENT OF SLOW FOOD INTERNATIONAL
MICHELE PLACIDO
ACTOR – FILM DIRECTOR
CARLO RATTI
ARCHITECT & DESIGNER, PROFESSOR MIT BOSTON
CARLO COTTARELLI
ECONOMIST
LUCA MAESTRI
CFO APPLE
JOHN PATITUCCI
JAZZ BASSIST AND COMPOSER
FEDERICO CAPASSO
PROFESSOR OF APPLIED PHYSICS, FOUNDER METALENZ
MASSIMO BOTTURA
CELEBRITY CHEF, FOUNDER “FOOD FOR SOUL”
THOMAS D. SMITHAM
CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES AD INTERIM
NANCY PELOSI
SPEAKER OF THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STEFANO BERTUZZI
CEO, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY
WILLEM DEFOE
ACTOR
BEPPE SEVERGNINI
JOURNALIST – WRITER
FABRIZIO FERRI
PHOTOGRAPHER – ARTIST
CLAUDIO DESCALZI
CEO – ENI
PIERO LISSONI
ARCHITECT
ILARIA CAPUA
VIROLOGIST