Bringing his 28 years of experience in international diplomacy, Mr. Alberini was appointed Deputy Political Director and Principal Director for the United Nations and Human Rights for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Alberini was first involved in Middle-Eastern diplomacy when he was appointed the commercial counsellor at the Italian Embassy in Libya in 1994. As part of the Italian Ministry of Affairs, Mr. Alberini was the chairman of the 2009 Global Partnership Working Group during the Italian G8 Presidency. He has also worked in the Italian Embassy in the United States as minister counsellor from 2014 to 2018