Renato Ruggiero | |
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Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Union | |
In office 1979–1984 | |
Prime Minister | Francesco Cossiga |
Preceded by | Eugenio Plaja |
Succeeded by | Pietro Calamia |
Minister of Foreign Trade | |
In office 28 July 1987 – 12 April 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria Ciriaco De Mita Giulio Andreotti |
Preceded by | Mario Sarcinelli |
Succeeded by | Vito Lattanzio |
Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
In office 1 May 1995 – 1 September 1999 | |
Preceded by | Peter Sutherland |
Succeeded by | Mike Moore |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 June 2001 – 6 January 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Giuliano Amato (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Silvio Berlusconi (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Naples, Italy | 9 April 1930
Died | 4 August 2013 Milan, Italy | (aged 83)
Political party | PSI (1969-1994) Independent (1994–2013) |
Spouse | Paola Tomacelli Filomarino |
Children | Riccardo other two sons |
Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
Renato Ruggiero (9 April 1930 – 4 August 2013) was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1995 to 1999 and briefly served as Italy's Foreign Minister in 2001.[1]
Biography
Born in Naples on 9 April 1930, Ruggiero graduated from Naples University in 1953 with a law degree, thereafter entering the foreign service.[2] He subsequently held posts in private firms such as Fiat and the energy firm ENI. After a brilliant business career, he became a top-ranking diplomat, and was involved in tough situations such as the Sigonella crisis in 1985. He was famous for his abilities as a strong-minded negotiator and thus earned the nickname of "Rocky" Ruggiero. At the time of his death in 2013, Ruggiero was an Ambassador and was working for Citigroup. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[3]
Honors
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 3 October 1985[4]
Ruggiero was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the government of Japan.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "E' morto l'ex ministro Renato Ruggiero: guidò la Farnesina sotto il governo Berlusconi". Repubblica.it. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
- ^ "Berlusconi cabinet". VIPS. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Italian President of the Republic website (in Italian)
- ^ L'Harmattan web site (in French)