The Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda in Spain
His Excellency Dr. Dario Item joined the diplomatic corps of Antigua and Barbuda in 2016.
He has been appointed Consul General first and, in 2017, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to represent his country in Spain, in the Principality of Monaco and in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Dario Item is a qualified lawyer in Switzerland and in Italy and has been a Notary Public of the Canton Ticino until 2015.
Ambassador Item graduated in Law and Political Science, holds a LL.M and a PhD in Criminal Law achieved at the University of Parma.
He is fluent in Italian, French, German, Spanish and English.
Ambassador Item has been accredited by H.S.H. Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein on 13 December 2018. See: List of diplomatic corps accredited to the Principality of Liechtenstein | See: Pictures Presentation of Credentials to H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois Von und zu Liechtenstein
He has been accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain on 21 June 2018 and presented his credentials to the King of Spain, His Majesty Felipe VI on 16 January 2019. See: List of diplomatic corps accredited to the Kingdom of spain | See: Pictures Presentation of Credentials to His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain
On 28 February 2019, Ambassador Item has been accredited by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of the Principality of Monaco. See: List of diplomatic corps accredited to the Principality of Monaco | See: Pictures Presentation of Credentials to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
Lastly, on 21 January 2022, Ambassador Item has been accredited by H.E. Zurab Pololikashvili as Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda Permanent Mission to the UNWTO.
