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Updated · L'Unione Sarda.it · Aug 25
US Ambassador Fertitta Extols Sardinia on 250th-Anniversary Italy Coast Tour
Updated
Updated · L'Unione Sarda.it · Aug 25

US Ambassador Fertitta Extols Sardinia on 250th-Anniversary Italy Coast Tour

1 articles · Updated · L'Unione Sarda.it · Aug 25

Summary

  • Porto Cervo marked the latest stop on Tilman Fertitta’s weeks-long “Freedom 250 Coastal Diplomacy Italy tour,” where he praised Sardinia and said he would return soon.
  • The US ambassador said the trip is meant to showcase close US-Italy ties, describing the two countries as historic allies, economic partners and close friends.
  • Aboard his yacht Boardwalk, Fertitta has hosted 250th-anniversary events all summer in ports including Naples, Bari, Genoa, Palermo and Sardinia.
  • The coastal tour has turned a series of port visits into a public diplomacy campaign centered on the 250th anniversary and the bilateral partnership.

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