Mario Calvo-Platero (born April 26, 1954) is an Italian journalist who has been the US editor of the prestigious Italian newspaper ''

Il Sole 24 Ore ''Il Sole 24 Ore'' () is an Italian national daily business newspaper owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation. History and profile ''Il Sole 24 Ore'' was first published on 9 November 1965 as a merger between ''Il Sole'' ("the ...

'' for over 30 years up to 2017. Now he is a

columnist A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Column (newspaper), Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the fo ...

for

La Stampa ''La Stampa'' (meaning ''The Press'' in English) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin, Italy. It is distributed in Italy and other European nations. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. History and profile The paper was fou ...

. He obtained the

U.S. citizenship Citizenship of the United States is a legal status that entails Americans with specific rights, duties, protections, and benefits in the United States. It serves as a foundation of fundamental rights derived from and protected by the Constituti ...

Biography

He was born and lived in

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to: Cities and other geographic units Greece *Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...

until 1967. He studied Economics at the

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe and continues to play an impo ...

and later International Affairs at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. He has worked at the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

, dealing with research on

transnational Transnational may refer to: * Transnational company * Transnational crime * Transnational feminism * Transnational governance * Transnationality * Transnational marriage * Transnational organization * Transnational organized crime * Transnational ...

banks, and at a bank in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

. Having moved to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

in 1978, he started writing for

that same year. It was in 1979 that he finally became a correspondent for

. He eventually moved on to found the American editorial of Il Sole 24 Ore as well as creating Economic & Management Consultants Inc. (EMC Inc.) in 1982, which provides journalistic services in real time. He also created ''Review Italy'', a

newsletter A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of int ...

written in English on Italian economics and business. He interviewed Presidents

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

and

Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...

at the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ...

. War correspondent during the 1991

Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...

, he followed the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...

. He is a member of various associations including the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, the New York Financial Writers Association and he is the president of the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation USA. On March 1, 2017, the working relationship with

was terminated by mutual agreement, maintaining however a collaboration as

editorialist Editorialist is a luxury accessories e-commerce website. The website was founded on February 7, 2013 by the two leading accessories editors at ''Elle'', Kate Davidson Hudson and Stefania Allen. It focuses on luxury accessories such as shoes, bags a ...

and

host A host is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing hospitality during it. Host may also refer to: Places * Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County People *Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman * Michel Host ...

, until December 29, 2017, of America 24 on Radio 24. On February 28, 2018 he definitively terminated his almost thirty-year collaboration with

and starting from the following day he became a columnist for La Stampa newspaper. Mario Platero has been the host of a radio show, America 24 (2010-2017), on the air from Monday to Friday on Radio 24 and was the editor-in-chief of a news website published in New York, www.america24.com. He currently lives in New York with his wife, Ariadne Grace Beaumont, and three children.

Works

* ''Rapporto Tower. Iran, ostaggi, armi, Contras, Achille Lauro, fondi neri… L'inchiesta che sconvolge l'America di Reagan'', with Giuseppe Josca, prefaction by Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Milan, Edizioni del Sole 24 Ore, 1987. * ''Il Modello Americano. Egemonia e consenso nell'era della globalizzazione'', with Mauro Calamandrei, Milan, Garzanti, 1997. .

Sources

* https://web.archive.org/web/20170607200119/http://www.mediamente.rai.it/HOME/bibliote/biografi/c/calvopla.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvo-Platero, Mario 1954 births Living people Italian journalists Italian male journalists Journalists from New York City