Eugenio Rubino (born 20 August 1916)[6] was an Italian diplomat. He was called "one of the most prestigious sons of the city Trapani."[5]

Eugenio Rubino
Italian Ambassador to Philippines
In office
5 October 1961[1] – 30 October 1966
Preceded byPaolo Arturo Coppini
Succeeded byDante Matacotta
Italian Ambassador to Thailand
In office
1969[2]–1972
Preceded byAndrea Ferrero
Succeeded byDiego Soro
Italian Ambassador to Vietnam
In office
27 February 1972[3] – 2 May 1975
Preceded byVincenzo Tornetta
Succeeded byGabriele Menegatti
Italian Ambassador to Uganda
In office
10 March 1977[4] – 19 July 1981
Preceded byRenzo Falaschi
Succeeded byMichele Martinez
Personal details
Born20 August 1916
Trapani, Sicily, Italy[5]

Biography

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Eugenio Rubino was born on 20 August 1916 in Trapani, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy.[5][6]

He became a diplomat in the 1950s. He was Italian Ambassador to Philippines, an office which he held from 1961 until 1966.[1] During his mission to the Philippines, he founded, together with Filipino Ambassador Proceso E. Sebastian, the Philippine Italian Association [tl], which was established on 19 February 1962.[7]

He then became Italian Ambassador to Thailand, an office which he kept from 1969 until 1972.[2] On 27 February 1972 he was appointed Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, keeping this office until 1975.[3]

Rubino was nominated Italian Ambassador to Uganda on 10 March 1977.[4] He arrived in Uganda in March 1977, presenting his credentials to Idi Amin on 18 March 1977. During his mission to Uganda, he initially resided in Kampala.[8] He held this office until 1981.[4]

He went out of service on 1 September 1981.[9]

In the 1990s he founded the Associazione degli ex studenti del Liceo classico Ximenes in Trapani, Italy.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marcianò, Domenico (2006). Cinquecento anni di storia: le relazioni tra l'Italia e le Filippine dai navigatori avventurosi ad oggi. Pellegrini Editore. p. 132. ISBN 9788881013593.
  2. ^ a b "Storia". Repubblica Italiana. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Storia". Repubblica Italiana. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Storia". Repubblica Italiana. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Poma, Leonardo. "La Figura di Eugenio Scio Adragna nella Trapani tra '800 e '900" (PDF). Trapani Nuova. Trapani, Italy.
  6. ^ a b Yearbook. Fratelli Bocca. 1963. p. 80.
  7. ^ "La Nostra Storia". La penna del diplomatico. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1977). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Issues 1733-1741. United States. Joint Publications Research Service. p. 47.
  9. ^ "DIPLOMATICI CESSATI DAL SERVIZIO Dal 2 giugno 1946 al 1 aprile 2004". La penna del diplomatico. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "COLLEGIO MASSIMO DEI GESUITI". Fondo Ambiente. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.