On October 25, 2024, Sabrina Ugolini assumed the position of Ambassador of Italy to Kabul.
Born in Rome, she graduated with honors in Political Science (international relations) from the “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 1992. After passing an entrance exam, on March 30, 1994, she was appointed as a Volunteer in the diplomatic career, specializing in commercial affairs.
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 Section, with responsibilities in immigration, social affairs, and assistance to Italian nationals.
Subsequently, from 2002 to 2006, she was the Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Embassy in Brussels. In 2006, she returned to Rome and took over as Head of the Social Affairs Office in the Directorate General for Personnel. From 2009 to 2012, she was again in Belgium, serving as Deputy Head of Mission and Political Counselor at the Embassy.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since 2012, she has been Head of the Statistical Office in the General Secretariat and a representative of the Ministry in the National Statistical System, working to enhance public communication initiatives through data, with a focus on gender statistics.
From 2013 to 2017, she served a four-year term as President of the Ministry’s Single Guarantee Committee, addressing issues of equal opportunities, combating discrimination, and work-life balance. In this role, she also coordinated the listening service for complaints related to mobbing, harassment, and discrimination, and represented the Ministry in the National Equality Committee at the Ministry of Labor.
Since 2016, she has held the position of Deputy Director-General and Director for Administration, IT, Communications, and Organizational Well-being, with responsibilities as the Ministry’s cybersecurity chief and coordination of social service policies for personnel.
In 2017, she was awarded the title of Knight 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 at the Directorate General for Political and Security Affairs and, since February 20, 2024, has served as President of the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU) and Italy’s National Liaison Officer at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in Vienna. In April 2024, she was also designated as the national representative in the European Committee on Democracy at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
As President of the CIDU, she oversaw the development of the new Women, Peace, and Security Action Plan, coordinated Italy’s national response on human rights at the United Nations Human Rights Council, and at other multilateral bodies.