Background
Salleo, Ferdinando was born on October 2, 1936 in Messina.
Salleo, Ferdinando was born on October 2, 1936 in Messina.
Doctor of Laws, University Rome, 1959.
Enlisted Italian Foreign Service, Washington, since 1960. Appointment to Paris, New York, Prague, Washington and Bonn, Germany. Deputy director then. director general of development cooperation Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1981-1986.
Director general of economic affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1988. Ambassador Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1986-1988. Ambassador Soviet Union, 1989-1993.
Director general political affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1993, secretary general, 1994-1995. Ambassador of Italy to the United States Washington, 1995—2003. Visiting professor University Florence, 1982-1984.
Professor Rome University Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, 1985-1987.
Son of Carmelo and Maria Carla Stagno d'Alcontres. Married Anne Marie Riegler. Children: Carmelo, Alberto.
