Public Lecture by H.E. Mr Paolo Crudele, Italian Ambassador to Australia

28 February 2025

EVENT DETAILS

6-7pm, Friday, 28 February

Bradley Forum, Lvl 5, Hawke Building, University of South Australia, City West Campus, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide

Italy in Australia and with Australia in the Indo-pacific region

Come join us at the Bradley Forum, Level 5, Hawke Building, University of South Australia, City West Campus, 55 North Terrace, Adelaide for an exciting public lecture by H.E. Mr Paolo Crudele, the Italian Ambassador to Australia, discussing the relationship between Italy and Australia in the Indo-pacific region.

Italy and Australia have a long history of cooperation. From the first waves at the beginning of the 20th century, to the massive afflux of Italian citizens following the Second World War, Italy has contributed to shape the identity of contemporary Australia in many sectors: food, arts & culture, sports, infrastructure, just to mention some of them. Our bilateral relations are however continuously evolving: students, researchers and scientists’ exchanges are increasing, 250 Italian companies invest and operate Down Under while Italian culture keeps generating high interest in the Australian public.

Italy and Australia found common grounds and interests also in the Indo-pacific region, where we cooperate to grant freedom of navigation and trade, respect of human rights. We stand together on common principles and shared values, in support of the international multilateral system as opposed to dangerous unilateralism. But is there an unexpressed potential between the two nations? Is there a communication gap that hinders a deeper reciprocal understanding?

H.E. Mr Paolo Crudele

Paolo Crudele was born on 30 May 1965 in Salerno where he obtained a Degree in Polical Science in 1989. He is married to Sara and has two daughters Paola and Claudia.
In 1992, he joined the National Diplomatic Service and was assigned to the Directorate General for Economic Affairs. His first posting was at the Embassy of Italy in Guatemala and, between 2000 and 2004, he worked in Madrid, where he obtained the promotion to Counsellor.

Back in Rome, he held the position of Head of Office at the Directorate General for America and, from 2007, he is called to work in the Secretariat General. Between 2009 and 2013, he was posted at the Embassy of Italy in Beijing as first Counsellor ad Head of the Trade Office first and then as Deputy Head of Mission. In 2013, he was appointed Ambassador of Italy in Singapore with secondary accreditation in Brunei. In 2017, he went back to Rome, holding the role of Deputy Director General and Director for migration Policies and International Mobility.

Since 12 august 2022, he is the Ambassador of Italy to Australia with secondary accreditation in Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In 2014, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the Merit of the Italian Republic.