{"id":275,"date":"2023-04-11T17:07:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/chi-siamo\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:18:49","slug":"chi-siamo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"boxLevel03\"><em><strong>Welcome to the official website of the Embassy of Italy in Riga!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-445 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4084-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4084-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4084-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4084-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_4084.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What we do<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the functions of the Embassy include, among others: representing Italy in Latvia; protecting the interests of Italy and its nationals in Latvia, within the limits permitted by international law; negotiating with Government of Latvia; ascertaining by all lawful means conditions and developments in Latvia, and reporting to the Italian Government; and promoting friendly relations\u00a0between Italy and Latvia, as well as developing their economic, commercial, cultural and scientific relations.<\/p>\n<p>Through its <a href=\"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/\">Consular Section<\/a>, the Embassy also provides a series of consular services to Italian and foreign citizens residing in Latvia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador of Italy to Latvia is <a href=\"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/lambasciatore\/\">Andreina Marsella<\/a>. The Embassy&#8217;s staff is organised into different offices and comprises career staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Repunlic, as well as locally engaged personnel. <a href=\"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/gli-uffici\/\">Here<\/a> you can find all info about the Embassy&#8217;s offices and team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to the official website of the Embassy of Italy in Riga! What we do According to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the functions of the Embassy include, among others: representing Italy in Latvia; protecting the interests of Italy and its nationals in Latvia, within the limits permitted by international law; negotiating with [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-275","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6208,"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/275\/revisions\/6208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambriga.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}