Livio Spadavecchia
Console Generale
Livio Spadavecchia arrived in South Africa in January 2025 as the Consul General of Italy in Johannesburg.
Mr. Spadavecchia joined the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999. Throughout his diplomatic career he has had a range of assignments in Rome and abroad, serving at our embassies in Bogotà (2001-2004), Beijing (2009-2013), Asmara (2014), Santo Domingo (2015-2017), Conakry (2017-2021) and our consulate in Manchester (2004-2006), Detroit (2024), Casablanca (2024). At the Ministry he covered NATO issues in the Department of Political Affairs, other assignments include the Inspectorate General, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, the Department of Cooperation Development.
Prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has worked since 1989 as a manager in multinational companies of the private sector, dealing with marketing, industrial policy, external relations. He is married, with three children.