ITALY - NAMES TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR

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SUBJECT: ITALY - NAMES TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR
LEADING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL FIGURES

REF: STATE 271552


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COUNTRY: Italian Republic
DATE: 12/27/04

HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
LAST NAME: Berlusconi
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Silvio
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Silvio Berlusconi
FORMAL TITLE: President of the Council of Ministers (Prime
Minister)
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 67791
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 67791
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS.: Not available.
CELL PHONE NOS.: Not available.
COMMENTS: PM Berlusconi speaks very little English and
needs an interpreter. He can always be reached through the
office and after-hours telephone number (switchboard),
which is also used by Italian Government Ministers and
other high level Italian officials to patch their calls
through to the PM. Not all switchboard operators speak
English.

HEAD OF STATE
LAST NAME: Ciampi
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Carlo Azeglio
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
FORMAL TITLE: President of the Italian Republic
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 46991
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 46991
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS.: Not available
CELL PHONE NOS.: Not available
COMMENTS: President Ciampi speaks English. Calls for him
are normally patched through to his Diplomatic Adviser,
Ambassador Antonio Puri Purini, who speaks fluent English.
President Ciampi can always be reached through the after-
hours official number (switchboard). Not all switchboard
operators speak English.

FOREIGN MINISTER
LAST NAME: Fini
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Gianfranco
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Gianfranco Fini
FORMAL TITLE: Minister of Foreign Affairs
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 3691-2002;
(011)(39)(06) 3691-2012; (011)(39)(06) 3691-2016
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 36911
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS.: Not available
CELL PHONE NOS.: Not available
COMMENTS: Minister Fini does not speak English. His Chief
of Staff, Giampiero Massolo, can be reached at the 2012
extension or on his cell phone at (011)(39) 335-606-3652.
The Deputy Chief of Staff, Alain Economides, can be reached
at (011)(39)(06) 3691-2022 or on his cell phone at
(011)(39) 335-710-0195. Massolo and Economides speak
English. If no one answers the office extensions or the
cell phones, call the after-hours official number
(switchboard). They will contact Fini's Chief of Staff,
Massolo, and patch the call through to him. Not all
switchboard personnel speak English.

DEFENSE MINISTER
LAST NAME: Martino
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Antonio
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Antonio Martino
FORMAL TITLE: Minister of Defense
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 4747-370;
(011)(39)(06) 482-7465
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 4691-2616;
(011)(39)(06) 4814-500
RESTRICTED RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS: (011)(39)(06) 3325-3434
RESTRICTED CELL PHONE NOS: (011)(39) 335-712-7930
RESTRICTED CAR PHONE NOS.: (011)(39) 335-712-7032
COMMENTS: Minister Martino speaks fluent English.
His personal secretary, Mrs. Massicci, or one of her
colleagues, will answer the office extensions. All speak
English. Martino can also be contacted through his Chief
of Secretariat, Giuseppe Moles, at the following office
telephone number: (011)(39)(06) 4747-370. Moles does not
speak English. Martino can also be contacted through his


Chief of Staff, Adm. Paolo La Rosa, at the following office
telephone number: (011)(39)(06) 4824-440. Adm. La Rosa
speaks English.
HOME PHONE NOS.: The number is restricted. An answering
machine answers Martino's home phone. Begin speaking. If
Martino is home, he will pick up the phone and answer the
call himself -- but first he must know who is calling.
WORK CELL PHONE AND CAR PHONE NOS.: These numbers are
restricted. They were given privately by Minister Martino
to Ambassador Sembler. Please keep close hold.
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: Call these if there is no answer
at any of the other numbers. The call will be patched
through to Martino's location. Operators at the After-
hours numbers may or may not speak English.

PM BERLUSCONI'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISER
LAST NAME: Castellaneta
FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Giovanni
CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Giovanni Castellaneta
FORMAL TITLE: Diplomatic Adviser to the Prime Minister
OFFICE TELEPHONE NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 6779-3616
AFTER-HOURS OFFICIAL NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 46991
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NOS.: (011)(39)(06) 372-9957
CELL PHONE NOS.: (011)(39) 329-430-8519; (011)(39) 335-638-
7833
COMMENTS: Ambassador Castellaneta speaks fluent English and
can always be reached at any one of his numbers.
If no one answers, call the after-hours official number:
they will patch the call through to him. Not everyone at
the after-hours number speaks English.

Sembler


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