Philadelphia’s Italian Consul Visits DU, Addresses Italian Community

Dr. Andrea Canepari, the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, met with and addressed members of Pittsburgh’s Italian community at Duquesne on Friday, July 18.

This marked the first visit to Pittsburgh for Canepari, who coordinated the visit to Duquesne with Dr. Carla Lucente, professor of modern languages, who is the Honorary Consul of Italy in Pittsburgh. He visited the city to review the state of affairs within the Italian/Italian-American community here.

During his talk at the University, Canepari discussed Italy’s political and economic roles in the world, the presidency of the Council of the European Union and USA-Italy relations.