Government Affairs Events

The NIAF Government Affairs Program serves as an important voice for the Italian American community in the nation’s capital.  The Program includes a series of events throughout the year hosted on and off Capitol Hill that joins together Italian Americans at all levels of government on both sides of the aisle.  Interested in attending? Become a sponsor or join the da Vinci Council or Garibaldi Academy.

Past NIAF Government Affairs Events

  • 2019 Congressional Bocce Ball Tournament with the 2019 Champions Reps. Mike Doyle and Bill Pascrell (IACD Member and IACD Co-Chair)

  • 2019 Congressional Bocce Ball Tournament, Veneable LLP Cara Gray and Italian Embassy Congressional Affairs Liaison Maria Francesca Nespoli Carlberg

  • 2019 Italian American Congressional Delegation Dinner, Rep. Virigina Foxx, Former Ambassador and Rep. Connie Morella, Reps. Doug LaMalfa and Rosa DeLauro

  • 2019 Italian American Congressional Delegation Dinner, Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses attendees

  • 2019 Italian American Congressional Delegation Dinner, Speaker Pelosi and IACD Co-Chair Rep. Mark Amodei with NIAF Board Members

  • 2019 NIAF hosts White House Staff Dinner at Aperto, Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State Caroline Casagrande with NIAF Board Member Louis E. Tosi

  • 2019 NIAF hosts White House Staff Dinner at Aperto, NIAF Vice Chair Anita Bevaqua McBride, Dino LaVerghetta and Embassy of Italy DCM Maurizio Greganti

  • 2019 NIAF hosts White House Staff Dinner at Aperto, Richard Chalkey, Steven Munistieri, NIAF Board Member Dr. John Rosa and Joseph Bottari

  • 2019 Spritz Social on Capitol Hill, NIAF Vice Chair International John F. Calvelli at the podium

  • 2018 Congressional Bocce Ball Tournament with IACD Co-chair Rep. Bill Pascrell and NIAF General Counsel Joseph D. Lonardo

  • 2018 White House Festa della Repubblica celebration, Rudy Giuliani and Joe Piscopo

  • 2018, President Donald Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte address audience at the White House, NIAF Board Members and da Vinci Council Members in attendence

  • 2018 White House Festa della Repubblica, NIAF Board Members, Italy’s Ambassador Armando Varricchio and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

  • 2018, NIAF Board Members invited to White House to welcome Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

  • 2017 Congressional Bocce Ball Tournament with Paolo Toschi, Andrew Giuliani, NIAF’s Anita McBride, Rep. Virginia Foxx, Maurizio Greganti, Jeanne Allen

  • 2017 White House Festa della Repubblica Celebrations

  • 2017 White House Italian American Staffers Dinner at Decatur House, Associate Director of the Public Liaison Andrew Giuliani, Krista Harvey and NIAF Board Member Mike Ferguson

  • 2017 White House Italian American Staffers Dinner at Decatur House, Steve Munisteri, Mark Calabria, Anita Bevacqua McBride, Johnny DeStefano

  • 2016 DNC NIAF Vice Chair International John F. Calvelli and his son John Domenico, with Congressional staffer Bill Weitz and Rep. Eliot Engel

  • 2016 DNC Speaker Nancy Pelosi and NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio

  • 2016 Feast of the Seven Fishes on Capitol Hill

  • 2016 RNC Marlene Collucci, Shelley Hymes, NIAF Vice Chair of Cultural Affairs Anita Bevacqua McBride and Maria Cino. Behind is Mike and Marilyn Uffner

  • 2016 RNC NIAF Board Member Mark Valente III, Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise and Quicken Loans CEO William Emerson

  • 2015 Syrian Refugee Crisis Forum and Luncheon on Capitol Hill, Rep. Bill Pascrell speaking as Rep. David Cicilline shows approval (Photos of event by Andy DelGiudice)

  • 2015 Syrian Refugee Crisis Forum, Moderator Jeffrey Rathke, senior fellow and deputy director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Europe Program