This year marks the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Italy, ties reaffirmed when Italy became a republic in 1946. Since then, our two nations have forged remarkable economic and cultural partnerships with deep connections on both sides of the Atlantic.
This historic anniversary marks the bond between the United States and Italy and is uniquely personally as well.
My grandparents immigrated to the United States from Calabria and Naples, Italy in the early 1900’s and I grew up surrounded by a large family with strong Italian roots in Staten Island, New York. Our heritage as an Italian American family shaped my future and who I became.
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