The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) President Robert Allegrini spoke Monday morning to an assembly of Italian senators at the government palace, Palazzo Giustiniani, in Rome, Italy. Allegrini was invited by Brussels-based think tank and NIAF partner ItalyUntold to address the image of Italy in the United States, the perception...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce that the estate of the late U.S. Ambassador Peter F. Secchia, who formerly served in Italy, has committed an additional $2 million to endow the Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery Program, an all-expenses paid first-time travel to Italy...

Partnering with the Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation, the goal is to "shine light on the scientists and scholars of today..." says NIAF Chairman Robert E. Carlucci.

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) condemns the vandalization of St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church, the National Italian Parish for Southern California, located near downtown Los Angeles and has pledged $5,000 for its restoration. What was supposed to be a day of celebration in honor of Columbus Day, turned bitter...

Liberty has once more sprung forth from Philadelphia with the ruling by Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick which blocked the city’s baseless attempt to remove the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Park. The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) applauds Judge Patrick’s well‐reasoned decision and  hopes it will...

On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Board of Directors and the Italian American community, we send our heartfelt condolences to the family of Richard L. Trumka, AFL-CIO president, who passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at the age of 72. Trumka received the NIAF Leonardo da Vinci...

(Washington, D.C. – June 16, 2021) The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce it has awarded more than a quarter of a million dollars in direct aid to outstanding Italian Americans in 2021 alone. “As the premier Italian American organization, we are very pleased to have been...

(Washington, D.C. – April 16, 2021) The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has elected a new Board of Directors on April 13, 2021 for the 2021-2025 term. Robert E. Carlucci Robert E. Carlucci, founder and Chief Executive Officer of The RC Group, and former NIAF Vice Chair of Development, was...

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) celebrates the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Italy. As the leading Italian American organization in the United States, NIAF is committed to strengthening this important partnership between our two countries. “The United States and Italy share a deep and...

La National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) è molto lieta di annunciare che la dottoressa Jill Biden diventerà la prima First Lady italoamericana nella storia degli Stati Uniti. Patricia de Stacy Harrison riceve l'onorificenza di Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (ambwashingtondc.esteri) La presidente della NIAF, l'onorevole Patricia de Stacy...