Francesca Tardioli Email and Phone Number

Mrs. Tardioli’s current portfolio comprises policy development and oversight of the Italian contribution to: works of the UN General Assembly; reform processes of the UN General Assembly and of the UN system; UN budgetary and organizational policies; UN Peace and Security Architecture including the activities of the UN Security Council; Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; Human rights, including the Human Rights Council; International Humanitarian Law; the Council of Europe.

She held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary General in the Operations Divisions of NATO's International Secretariat from October 2010 to July 2016.On secondment to NATO by the Italian Foreign Ministry, she joined the Diplomatic Service in March 1991 after having completed her studies in Political Science and obtaining a Master's in International Relations. She has held numerous positions at Italian embassies abroad; at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the North Atlantic Council as Political Counsellor for Operations- , Libya), as well at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. In this capacity Francesca Tardioli was responsible for civil-military planning, civil emergency planning, exercises and crisis management policy; furthermore, she assists and advice the Assistant Secretary General for Operations on NATO current operations.