Leonardo COSTA
Mr. Leonardo Costa joined the Italian diplomatic service in December 2003.
He first served as Deputy Head of the Division “Latin America and Caribbean, Asia and Pacific” of the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2009, he was assigned to the Commercial Office of the Italian Embassy in Cairo where he also servd as Head of the Press Office and the coordinator of the scientific and Cultural Offices.
In 2013 he held the position of Political Advisor to the Italian Representation to the Atlantic Council – NATO- in Brussels.
Back to Rome, in 2017 he was appointed as Head of the International Litigation Office at the Legal Affairs Service of the Ministry. As such, he was responsible for the Italian lawsuits in International Courts and Tribunals, including the ECHR and the CJEU, in addition to the coordination with the UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, HCCH and the International Investment Arbitration.
In January 2022, he took office as Consul General of Italy in Jeddah and Special Envoy to the OIC.
He speaks fluently English, French and Spanish, and he has a good knowledge of Russian.