The new US ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, Jack Markell, arrived in Rome on Saturday morning. © ANSA
- ROME, AUG 26 - The new US ambassador to Italy and the Republic of San Marino, Jack Markell, arrived in Rome on Saturday morning.
The former governor of Delaware, appointed by President Joe Biden, arrived at Fiumicino airport from Philadelphia together with his wife Carla around 9 am local time. He succeeds Lewis Eisenberg, who was made ambassador by former US President Donald Trump and ended his mandate on January 17, 2021. Markell, who holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago, began his political career as State Treasurer of Delaware , before becoming state governor for two terms , the first Jewish person to hold the office.
In August 2021, during the evacuation of Afghan civilians following the US withdrawal from the country, he was appointed White House coordinator of 'Operation Allies Refuge', the programme to help refugees settle in the US. Two months earlier, Biden had appointed Markell US ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . .
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