Giorgio Giacomelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian diplomat
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Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
About Giorgio Giacomelli
- Giorgio Giacomelli (25 January 1930 in Milan – 8 February 2017 in Rome) was an Italian diplomat who represented Italy as ambassador to Somalia and Syria and was UNRWA's Commissioner-General from 1985 to 1991.Giacomelli was the Italian Ambassador to Somalia from 1973 to 1976 and Ambassador to Syria from 1976 to 1980.
- In 1981 he became Director-General for Emigration and Social Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then, until October 1985, Director–General of the Department of Cooperation and Development.
- From 1985 to 1991 he was Commissioner-General of UNWRA.
- Giacomelli left UNRWA when he was appointed by UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to become head of the UN's anti-drug campaign.
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