Maria Francesca Spatolisano
Italian diplomat
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Maria Francesca Spatolisano is a diplomat of Italian citizenship who has been serving as Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres since December 2018, succeeding Thomas Gass.[1]
Maria Francesca Spatolisano | |
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Global Technology Governance Summit 2021 | |
| Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Florence |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Early life and education
Spatolisano earned a Doctorate in Law from the University of Florence.[1]
Career
A civil servant for the European Commission since 1985, Spatolisano was the European Union Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO, Monaco and Andorra and was a member of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.[1][2]
When Chilean diplomat Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond was suspended from his role as the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology in 2021, Spatolisano ran his office alongside her other duties.[3][4]
