Leonardo Vitetti

Count Leonardo Vitetti (15 December 1895 – 14 May 1973) was an Italian diplomat who served as a delegate to the United Nations from 1956 to 1958.[1]

Count

Leonardo Vitetti
Vitetti while on the staff of the Italian embassy to the United States in 1925
Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations
In office
1956 (1956) – 1958 (1958)
Preceded byAlberico Casardi
Succeeded byEgidio Ortona
Personal details
Born(1895-12-15)15 December 1895
Died14 May 1973(1973-05-14) (aged 77)
NationalityItalian
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1934)​
Children1
Alma materSapienza University of Rome

Biography

Born in 1895, Vitetti was educated at the Royal University in Rome, where he received a doctorate in law. He served twice as a member of the Italian delegation to the League of Nations and also served as a counselor at the Italian embassy in London and as first secretary of the Italian embassy in Washington, D.C. In the mid-1930s, he served as the director of European affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano, and later became the ministry's director of general affairs. By this time, he was capable of speaking English to a professional level.[2]

Vitetti married Natalie Mai Coe, the only daughter of William Robertson Coe and his second wife, Mai Huttleston Rogers, on May 19, 1934. They had one child, Ernesto, who was born in London in 1935.[3]

Vitetti was made a count in 1938 by the Italian government.

The New York Times described him as "a learned student of American history, & well-known for his work in the field of medieval Italian poetry".[4]

References
  1. "Count Vitetti Dies; Delegate to U.N., 78", The New York Times, 15 May 1973
  2. "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, The Near East, South Asia, and Africa, Volume V - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-21. Mr. Brusasca, speaking in Italian, expressed the support of the Italian Government for the U.S. action in Korea. Mr. Vitetti translated Mr. Brusasca’s remarks.
  3. "A Son to Mrs. Vitetti", The New York Times, 29 October 1935
  4. Gill, Brendan; Niccolo, Tucci (August 11, 1956). "The Talk of the Town". The New Yorker. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
Preceded by
Alberico Casardi		 Italian Ambassador to the United Nations
1956 - 1958		 Succeeded by
Egidio Ortona
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