Stefano Baldi

Permanent Representative of Italy to the OSCE - Vienna since 4 January 2021

Invited Lecturer, at University of Trento, Pavia, Roma Sapienza, Roma LUMSA on subjects mainly related to Diplomacy, Diplomatic Communication, International Careers, Multilateral Diplomacy, European Union and United Nations;
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Alma Mater Ticinensis Foundation (University of Pavia)

A list of publications and articles is available.

Experience

Ambassador of Italy to Bulgaria from September 2016 until January 2021

Training Director of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 2011 - 2016;
Member of the EU Training Directors Group of the EEAS (European External Affairs Service)

Head Bilateral and Multilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation Unit, 2010 – 2011, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Rome, Italy

RELEX Counsellor, 2006– 2010, Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium.

Board Member of the EU Institute for Strategic Studies (EUISS - Paris), 2006 – 2010.

First Counsellor for Disarmament and Non Proliferation, 2002 – 2006, Permanent Representation of Italy to the United Nations, New York, USA

Head of Statistical Office, 1999 – 2002, Policy Planning Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, Italy

First Secretary for Economic issues, 1995 – 1999, Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland

Deputy Head of Mission at the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam, 1991 – 1995, Tanzania

Training:
Responsible for introduction and development of e-learning activities for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Creation of Social Media system applied to training activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

University:
Coordinator of Series of video seminars on Diplomatic Practice (University of Trento and University of Pavia)
Author and editor of several publications.
Speaker at National and International Conferences (Europe, Middle East and Africa) on International careers and Diplomatic Training (separate list)

Radio Producer and Speaker, Radio Luiss, Rome, 2013 - 2016.

Previous professional experience gained at the University of University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Faculty of Economics and Business Management and University of Chieti, Faculty of Economics as University Assistant in Demography (1986 – 1989).

Other

Organizer/ member of organizing committee for several major international events since 1989;
Extensive experience of negotiating in multilateral fora and contacts with the U.N. and EU diplomatic community and EU System executives;
Former Member of the Italian Society of Statistics (SIS)
Former Member of the “Club Dirigenti Tecnologie dell’Informazione di Roma” (Group of Top IT Managers in Rome)

Education

Advanced Training for Counsellors (2000) and other training programs on diplomacy, communication and negotiation skills.
Certificate of Advanced American-European Studies, Centre International de Formation Européenne and the Landesbildungszentrum of Schloss Hofen
University Degree (Laurea) in Economics and Business Management, University of Rome “la Sapienza”, Faculty of Economics and Business Management (1986)

Languages

Italian mother tongue, fluent in English and French, basic in Spanish

Interests

Classical and Jazz music
The mechanisms of the mind and creative thinking
Learning to Learn
Diplomatic books collecting
Historical photos of Italian diplomats collecting

Personal

Born in Città della Pieve, Italy on 4 April 1961, Italian nationality
Extensive international and multicultural experience