Ivo Michele POLACCO
Born in Monza (Milan), August 14, 1972. University of Turin: degree in Political Science, December 9, 1997.
Appointed Probationary Legation Secretary in the diplomatic service (commercial specialization) following a competitive examination, 29 December 2000. Attended the professional training course at the Diplomatic Institute, 8 January–28 September 2001. (Assigned to the Directorate General for Mediterranean and Middle East Countries, Office II, and the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies, Office IV). Confirmed in the diplomatic service effective September 29, 2001, and appointed Legation Secretary. Assigned to the Directorate General for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Countries, Office II, October 1, 2001. Second Commercial Secretary in Vilnius, January 22, 2003. Confirmed at the same post with the functions of First Commercial Secretary, December 29, 2004. Consul in Maracaibo, August 21, 2006. Assigned to the Directorate General for European Countries, Office V, March 2, 2010. Assigned to the Directorate General for the European Union, Office VI, December 16, 2010. Legation Counsellor, July 2, 2011. First Secretary in Lima, September 30, 2011. Confirmed at the same post with the functions of Counsellor, November 25, 2011. Assigned to the direct supervision of the Director General for Administration, Informatics, and Communications, November 9, 2015. From November 2015 to May 2016, attended the professional development course for Legation Counsellors mandated by Art. 51, paragraph 1, letter a) of Law no. 96 of June 4, 2010, organized by the Directorate General for Resources and Innovation. First-Class Consul in Mendoza, August 16, 2016. Commercial Counsellor in Ljubljana, September 2, 2019. Embassy Counsellor, July 2, 2024. Assigned to the direct supervision of the Inspector General of the Ministry and Offices Abroad, September 2, 2024. Inspector of the Ministry and Offices Abroad, September 23, 2024. Consul General in Lagos, September 14, 2026.
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 2014