| Revision as of 08:19, 25 October 2022 editArturo94 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users871 edits →Honour: improve honour code← Previous edit | Revision as of 15:36, 31 August 2023 edit undoDenisarona (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers161,575 editsmNo edit summaryNext edit → | ||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
| He studied as a Brittingham Foreign Scholar at the ] in ] 1956–1957. After graduating in ] from the ] he joined the ] in 1958.<ref name=NATO /> | He studied as a Brittingham Foreign Scholar at the ] in ] 1956–1957. After graduating in ] from the ] he joined the ] in 1958.<ref name=NATO /> | ||
| He served as the Italian ] to ] from May 1990 to January 1994. He then became the Deputy Secretary General of ] before briefly becoming acting Secretary General twice. Firstly by replacing ] on 13 August 1994 after the latter resigned in the last stages of ]. On 17 October 1994 he was replaced by ], who resigned on 20 October 1995 following the discovery of his ]. | He served as the Italian ] to ] from May 1990 to January 1994. He then became the Deputy Secretary General of ] before briefly becoming acting Secretary General twice. Firstly by replacing ] on 13 August 1994 after the latter resigned in the last stages of ]. On 17 October 1994, he was replaced by ], who resigned on 20 October 1995 following the discovery of his ]. | ||
| Balanzino, who had gone back to being Deputy, again took over the reins until he was replaced on 5 December 1995 by ].<ref name=NATO /> | Balanzino, who had gone back to being Deputy, again took over the reins until he was replaced on 5 December 1995 by ].<ref name=NATO /> | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 31 August 2023
Italian diplomat
Sergio Silvio Balanzino (Bologna, 20 June 1934 – Brussels, 25 February 2018) was an Italian diplomat.
He studied as a Brittingham Foreign Scholar at the University of Wisconsin in Madison 1956–1957. After graduating in Law from the University of Rome La Sapienza he joined the Italian foreign service in 1958.
He served as the Italian ambassador to Canada from May 1990 to January 1994. He then became the Deputy Secretary General of NATO before briefly becoming acting Secretary General twice. Firstly by replacing Manfred Wörner on 13 August 1994 after the latter resigned in the last stages of cancer. On 17 October 1994, he was replaced by Willy Claes, who resigned on 20 October 1995 following the discovery of his political corruption.
Balanzino, who had gone back to being Deputy, again took over the reins until he was replaced on 5 December 1995 by Javier Solana.
He taught in the springtime at the Loyola University Chicago Rome Center.
Honour
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – January 21, 1999
References
- "SERGIO SILVIO BALANZINO - Scheda Defunto - Necrologi Corriere della Sera".
- ^ "NATO Deputy Secretary General". NATO. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "FACULTY DIRECTORY 2008-2009". LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
| Secretaries general of NATO | |
|---|---|
| *Acting |
  | This biographical article related to the Italian military is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |