{"id":5903,"date":"2026-01-14T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/?page_id=5903"},"modified":"2026-01-14T08:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:37:32","slug":"the-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/contatti\/the-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter wp-image-5872 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Foto-Lener-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Foto-Lener-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Foto-Lener-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Foto-Lener.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Message of the Ambassador of Italy to Australia, H. E. <\/strong><strong>Nicola Lener <\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>I am honoured to represent Italy in Australia. Our two nations share a strong commitment to the values of democracy and freedom, as well as deep and enduring ties of friendship, expressed both at the bilateral and multilateral levels. Australia is a partner of growing importance for Italy in the Indo-Pacific region, a global crossroads of commercial and geostrategic interests.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Although Canberra is geographically distant from Rome, our bonds are strong, thanks in particular to a vibrant Italian community and Australians of Italian descent, who have made a significant contribution to shaping contemporary Australian identity. Together with the Italian consular network across the country, we are fully committed to further strengthening our economic, scientific, and cultural relations, with a forward-looking approach and special attention to younger generations.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>I hope that this website, along with our social media platforms, will serve as a valuable source of information for those interested in Italian\u2013Australian relations and in the services provided by the Embassy and the Italian consular network in Australia.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>Happy browsing! Feel free to share any suggestions with us.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Message of the Ambassador of Italy to Australia, H. E. Nicola Lener : I am honoured to represent Italy in Australia. Our two nations share a strong commitment to the values of democracy and freedom, as well as deep and enduring ties of friendship, expressed both at the bilateral and multilateral levels. Australia is a [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":268,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5903","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5906,"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5903\/revisions\/5906"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambcanberra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}