Head of Mission: Ambassador Alessandro Monti (bio)
Switchboard
tel. +371 67216069
Email: ambitalia.riga@esteri.it
Phone: +371 67216069
Our switchboard can be reached at +371 67216069 during the following hours:
- Monday – Wednesday – Friday: 14:30 – 16:30
- Tuesday – Thursday: 10:00 – 12:00
Before calling, we kindly suggest the following steps:
- Consult our website, where you can find information about the most frequently requested consular services;
- Send us an email — the fastest and most direct way to contact us. You will find the email addresses of the various offices by scrolling down this page.
Office of the Ambassador
tel. +371 67216087
Consular Section
Coordination: Ms. Debora D’Agostino
amb.riga.pass@cert.esteri.it (PEC only)
tel. +371 67216160
Economic and Trade Affairs
Coordination: Ms. Inese Kleinupe-Smaile
tel. +371 67216160
Cultural Affairs and Promotion of Italy
tel. +371 67216069
Press Relations and Institutional Communication
tel. +371 67216069
Administration and accounting
Coordination: Ms. Giulia Cicino (Head of Section)
tel. +371 67216069
Archive
Mr. Massimiliano Spadoni
tel. +371 67216069
Offices based out of Riga
Office of the Defence Attaché – Resident in Tallin
Col. Giovanni Trebisonda (Defence Attaché)
difeitalia.tallinn@smd.difesa.it
ICE Italian Trade Agency – Stockholm Office
Holidays
The Embassy of Italy in Riga is closed on the occasion of some Italian holidays and some Latvian holidays.
The Italian Embassy in Riga observes both Latvian and Italian public holidays. In 2026, the Embassy will be closed on the following days:
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January 1st – New Year’s Day
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April 3rd – Good Friday
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April 6th – Easter Monday
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May 1st – Labour Day
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May 4th – Restoration of Independence Day of the Republic of Latvia (May 4, 1990)
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June 2nd – Italian Republic Day
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June 23rd – Līgo (Midsummer Eve)
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June 24th – Jāņi (St. John’s Day)
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November 18th – Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia (November 18, 1918)
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December 25th – Christmas Day
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December 26th – Saint Stephen’s Day