Formation:
1959 Università di Genova, Laurea in Economia
1962 College of Europe, Bruges, Master in European Studies
September 1962 Short Course on Europe-Africa Relations, Bruges
September and October 1984 Travel Study to the USA on government scholarship with focus on economic decline and fast development areas as well as USA co-operation with developing countries
Carrière:
1958-1959 University of Genoa, junior collaborator at the Economic and Econometric Research Centre
1960-1961 Military Service
1963-1964 ENI, Roma : Economist with the Economic Research Office. Researches on regional energy balances and drafting on the energy section of the first Italian Five Years Plan.
1965-1969 Development General Directorate. Economic analysis of projects for the European Development Fund.
1970-1975 Development General Directorate. Head of unit West Africa and Somalia.
1976-1979 Development General Directorate. Head of Division Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean.
1979-1980 Development General Directorate. Head of Division General Affairs for the Lomé Convention, programming and aid management.
1980-1988 Development General Directorate. Head of Division Financial and Technical Cooperation with non-associated Developing countries.
1988-1990 Directorate General for External Relations: Head of Division cooperation with Latin America and Asia.
1990-1999 Directorate General for External Relations. Director for South and South East Asia.
1999-2000 Directorate General for External Relations. Director Asia (save Japan and Korea).