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Address
Telephone
E-mail
Nationality
Date of birth
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Main activities and responsibilities
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• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
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Curriculum vitae of
Gianluigi BENEDETTI
GIANLUIGI BENEDETTI
Via della Maratona, 46 - 00135 Roma
+39 329 360 5082
gianluigi.benedetti@esteri.it
Italian
01 May 1959
2012-today
Italian Ministry for Education, Universities and Research
Public Administration
• Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister
• Diplomatic Advisor to the President of CNR
Responsible for the management of all international relations and coordinator of international
activities of the Ministry and CNR. Head of the Italian delegation to IHRA
2008-2012
Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Public Administration
• Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Public Administration and Innovation
• Coordinator of the special Task Force for e-Government for Development
• Coordinator of the International Affairs office of the Department of Public Administration and
Technological innovation
2006-2008
Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Public Administration
• Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister for Reform and Innovation in Public Administration
• Coordinator of the special Task Force for e-Government for Development
• Coordinator of the International Affairs office of the Department of Public Administration and
Technological innovation
2004-2006
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: General Secretariat
Public Administration
• Deputy Head of the Analysis and Planning Unit
• Head of the Statistics Office
• Coordinator of the Ministry’s strategic planning
• Liaison officer for the implementation of the Government program
• Coordinator of great innovation projects (Intranet, red tape, protocol, personnel information
system)
 • Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Main activities and responsibilities
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Main activities and responsibilities
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Main activities and responsibilities
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and address of employer
• Type of business or sector
• Occupation or position held
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Curriculum vitae of
Gianluigi BENEDETTI
2003
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Administration
Head of the inter-ministerial Committee for the web communication of the Italian Presidency of
the EU Council
2001-2002
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Administration
Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999-2001
Italian Embassy in Washington
Public Administration
Political Counselor
Reporting on US Presidential elections and domestic politics
1997-1999
US Department of State – NATO office
Public Administration
Exchange diplomat under the Transatlantic Fellowship Program
NATO enlargement policies
1995-1997
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Public Administration
• Deputy Head of the Minister's office for relationship with Parliament (1995-96)
• Special Assistant to the Secretary General (1996-97)
1991-1995
Italian Embassy in Washington
Public Administration
• Deputy Head of Commercial office
• Head of the Ambassador’s office
In charge of relationships with International Financial Institutions
1987-1991
Italian Embassy in Tokyo
Public Administration
Economic and Commercial Councellor
1985-1987
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Directorate for Economic Affairs
Public Administration
• Desk Officer for Western Europe and USSR (1985)
• Deputy Head of the Director General's Office (1986)
 EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Dates (from – to)
• Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered
• Title of qualification awarded
• Level in national classification
PERSONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
Acquired in the course of life and career
but not necessarily covered by formal
certificates and diplomas.
MOTHER TONGUE
OTHER LANGUAGES
• Reading skills
• Writing skills
• Verbal skills
• Reading skills
• Writing skills
• Verbal skills
SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
Living and working with other people, in
multicultural environments, in positions
where communication is important and
situations where teamwork is essential
(for example culture and sports), etc.
ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
Coordination and administration of
people, projects and budgets; at work, in
voluntary work (for example culture and
sports) and at home, etc.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
With computers, specific kinds of
equipment, machinery, etc.
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Curriculum vitae of
Gianluigi BENEDETTI
1979-1983
Rome University “Sapienza”
Law
Master’s degree in Law
110/110 with honors
ITALIAN
ENGLISH
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
FRENCH
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
• Strong sense of responsibility and reliance
• Strong referential values of fairness, equity and dignity
• Ability to establish and maintain good relations with people of different national and cultural
backgrounds
• Excellent capacities to communicate and interact with others
• Capacity to effectively motivate personnel and enhance their self-confidence
• Ability to instill positive self–perceptions of efficacy in personnel through training them to make
use of a variety of strategies such as goal-setting, strategy evaluation, role-playing and
feedback
• Ability to effectively coordinate large groups of people
• Ability to negotiate, flexibility and natural approach to problem solving and management of
complex situations
• Excellent organizational capacities, ability to manage office work in autonomy, strong
tendency to work by setting goals and keeping deadlines
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Capacity to work on different platforms such as MS Windows, IOS, Android
• Ability to work seamlessly in and out of the office taking advantage of Internet communication
and web based applications
 ARTISTIC SKILLS Photography, Music
AND COMPETENCES
Music, writing, design, etc.

OTHER SKILLS Ski, sailing, motor boat, archery

AND COMPETENCES
Competences not mentioned above.

DRIVING LICENCE(S) Italian A, B

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Gianluigi BENEDETTI