Mario Vattani

Mario Vattani is Ambassador of Italy to Singapore since September 2021.
Foreign Service officer since 1991 – now with the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary - has served in the United States and Egypt both in the economic and the consular field, then gaining extensive experience in Japan, with a focus on economic and cultural relations.
Author of “Svelare il Giappone” (Giunti, 2020) and the novels “Al Tayar. La corrente” (the current) and "Doromizu. Acqua torbida" (muddy water), published by Mondadori respectively in 2019 and in 2016. Doromizu was chosen as finalist in the Acqui Storia Prize in 2016. 
"Svelare il Giappone" was awarded the "Antonio Semeria - Casinò di Sanremo" literary prize in September 2020.His book "La Via del Sol Levante" (the way of the rising sun), was published in 2017 by Idrovolante Edizioni, and was included in the official list of events for the 150th anniversary of Italy-Japan relations.