APPOINTMENT OF NEW HONORARY CONSUL IN BEDFORD:MR GAETANO MOLITERNO

The Consul General of Italy in London, Mr Massimiliano Mazzanti, is pleased to announce that the Italian Republic has appointed Mr Gaetano Moliterno as Honorary Consul in Bedford. Following the granting of the necessary exequatur  by the British Authorities, Mr Moliterno signed the relevant appointment decree at the Consulate General in London on 6^th March 2014, thus officially taking office.

Mr Gaetano Moliterno, Honorary Consul in Bedford, besides fulfilling general tasks involving the safeguard of national interests and the protection of Italian nationals, carries out wide and specific functions as listed in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no.18 of 23 January 2014 (www.gazzettaufficiale.biz/atti/2014/20140018/14A00204.htm).

Because the powers of the Honorary Consul do not include the capturing of biometrical data for the issue of passports, the Consul General in London authorises regular visits by a consular officer in Bedford based on the appointments made by Honorary Consul Moliterno. The above service is only for the elderly or those unable to come to London, and is only for those Italians registered with the AIRE office living in the Bedford area.

The Ambassador of Italy in the United Kingdom, H.E. Pasquale Terracciano, and the Consul General of Italy in London, Mr Massimiliano Mazzanti, extend to Honorary Consul Moliterno the warmest congratulations for this appointment, and wish him every success for his work in favour of the Italian community in the Bedford area.