SABRINA UGOLINI
Born in Rome, she graduated cum laude in Political Science – International Relations, from “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 1992.
Following to an open competition, she was appointed on March 30, 1994, as a Volunteer in the diplomatic career, specializing in commercial diplomacy.
She began her professional career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Directorate General for Economic Affairs, focusing on bilateral relations with African countries.
Her first overseas assignment was in Tunis in 1998, where she served as Head of the Consular Chancellery, responsible for migration and social issues.
From 2002 to 2006, she worked as the Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Italy to the Kingdom of Belgium.
In 2006, she returned to Rome, as Head of the Social Affairs Office at the Directorate General for Human Resources at the MFA.
From 2009 to 2012, she served again in Brussels on a new assignment, as Deputy Head of Mission and Political Counselor at the Embassy.
Since 2012, she has been the Head of the Statistics Office at the General Secretariat, representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within the National Statistical System.
In this position, she has focused on enhancing the Ministry’s public communication initiatives through data, with a strong emphasis on gender statistics. From 2013 to 2017, she served as President of the Unique Guarantee Committee of the Ministry, where she concentrated on equal opportunities, combating discrimination, and promoting work-life balance. In this capacity, she also coordinated the Counselling Service to address issues of mobbing, harassment and discrimination.
She represented the MFA at the National Equality Committee within the Ministry of Labor.
Since 2016, she has held the position of Deputy Director General and Central Director for Administration, Information Technology, Communications and Organizational Well-being, overseeing cybersecurity at the Ministry and coordinating social services policies for the staff.
In 2017, she was appointed Knight Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
In 2018, she was promoted to the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary.
Since 2023, she has been serving in the Directorate General for Political and Security Affairs, and as of February 20, 2024, she has been the President of the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU), also acting as the Italian National Liaison Officer at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in Vienna.
In April 2024, she was also appointed as the National Representative to the European Committee on Democracy at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
As President of the CIDU, she has overseen the development of a new Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, and has coordinated the national response regarding human rights at the United Nations Human Rights Council and other multilateral organizations.
On October 25, 2024, she took office as Ambassador of Italy to Afghanistan.
She speaks English, French and Russian.
Married, she has 2 sons.