Marta Dassù (born 8 March 1955) is an Italian politician who served as

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of Foreign Affairs in the government led by

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from 2011 to 2013 and as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of

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from 2013 to 2014. She serves as Senior Director of European Affairs at the

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and Editor-in-Chief of Aspen Institute Italia's journal, Aspenia. She is a regular contributor to the Italian newspaper ''

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''. In 2020, Dassù was appointed by

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to join a group of experts to support his work in a reflection process to further strengthen NATO's political dimension.

Other activities

Corporate boards

Finmeccanica Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian multinational company specialising in aerospace, defence and security. Headquartered in Rome, the company has 180 sites worldwide. It is the 12th largest ...

, Member of the board of directors * Trevi Finanziaria, Non-executive and Independent Member of the board of directors

Non-profit organizations

European Council on Foreign Relations The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is a pan-European think tank with offices in seven European capitals. Launched in October 2007, it conducts research on European foreign and security policy and provides a meeting space for decis ...

(ECFR), Member of the Board (since 2019) * The Center for American Studies in Rome, Vice President *

European Institute of Peace The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is an independent, non-profit public foundation that contributes to shaping conflict resolution. It is a philanthropic, non-profit organisation. It provides support to negotiators, mediators and policy make ...

(EIP), Member of the Advisory Council *

European Policy Centre The European Policy Centre (EPC) is a Brussels-based not-for-profit think tank on European Union affairs, founded in 1997. Activities Under the presidency of Brigid Laffan, the EPC's Chief Executive is Fabian Zuleeg, a German economist. ...

(EPC), Member of the Strategic Council * Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Member of the Board *

International Institute for Strategic Studies The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is an international research institute or think tank focusing on defence and security issues. Since 1997, its headquarters have been at Arundel House in London. It has offices on four co ...

(IISS), Member of the Board *

Istituto Affari Internazionali The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) is an Italian international relations think tank, and non-profit organisation founded in 1965 by Altiero Spinelli. It is ranked among the global top-20 think tanks in the "Foreign Policy and International ...

(IAI), Member board of directors * LUISS School of Government, Member of the Scientific Committee *

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973, principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...

, Member of the European GroupMembership

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Living people 1955 births Italian politicians {{Italy-politician-stub