Andrea Ferrero

Andrea Ferrero (18 Novembre 1903 - 10 June 1996) was an Italian diplomat.

Andrea Ferrero
Ferrero (left) with Christiaan Barnard (centre) and Golda Meir (right)
Italian Ambassador to Uruguay
In office
2 December 1958 – 15 August 1962
Preceded byEnrico Martino
Succeeded byLamberto Forino
Italian Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
27 September 1962 – 2 April 1964
Preceded byEnrico Aillaud
Succeeded byRemigio Danilo Grillo
Italian Ambassador to Thailand
In office
1965 – 1 December 1968[1]
Preceded byEzio Mizzan
Succeeded byEugenio Rubino
Personal details
Born18 November 1903
Bianzè (Vercelli)
Died10 June 1996
Rome
NationalityItalian
SpouseOrietta Ferrero[2]
Alma materUniversity of Turin

Biography

Born in Bianzè (Vercelli) on 18 November 1903, Andrea Ferrero earned a degree in Law at the University of Turin in 1926. He joined Italy's foreign service in 1928. He served in Washington (1932-1933), in Pittsburg (1935-1936), in New York (1936-1938) as Deputy Consul, in Moscow (1938-1941) and in Athens (1941-1943).[3]

After the War he served in London as Second Secretary (1945-1947) where he dealt with the repatriation of Italian prisoners of war and in Cairo (1950-1954) as Counsellor.[4][5] In 1954-1955 he was Consul General in Geneva and Italian Delegate to the United Nations in Geneva.[6]

Ferrero became the Italian Ambassador to Uruguay, succeeding Enrico Martino, on 2 December 1958, and held that office until 1962, being succeeded by Lamberto Forino. He was Ambassador of Italy to Czechoslovakia from September 1962 until April 1964.[4] He later succeeded Ezio Mizzan as Italian Ambassador to Thailand,[7] holding the office from 1965 until 1 December 1968, being succeeded by Eugenio Rubino in 1969.[1]

He died in Rome on 10 June 1996.

Honors

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2nd Class / Grand Officer – 1962

See also

References
  1. "DIPLOMATICI CESSATI DAL SERVIZIO Dal 2 giugno 1946 al 1 aprile 2004". La penna del diplomatico. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. Balie. Sellerio. 1994. p. 125. ISBN 9788838910494.
  3. "Spaghetti Neri" in Review Affari Esteri Anno XXXII - n.126 - aprile 2000 (in Italian). Affari Esteri. 2000. pp. 416–425.
  4. Annuario diplomatico del Ministero degli Affari Esteri 1967, Roma, pp.204-205
  5. "Former Ambassadors". ambpraga.esteri.it. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. "Trade Envoy in Geneva Tires of Waiting for Talks". The New York Times. 25 October 1955.
  7. Kompass Italia. Etas Periodici. 1969. pp. 2–86.
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