News
      Feature:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Amy
      Gallan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dr.
      Andrea
      Negrotto
      Cambiaso,
     
     
      the
      Ambassador
      of
      Italy
      to
      Canada,
     
     
      made
      his
      first
      official
      visit
      to
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      on
      Wednesday,
      October
     
     
      4th.
      Fourty-five
      minutes
      after
      his
      arrival
     
     
      in
      Charlottetown
      he
      made
      a
      quick
      stop
      at
     
     
      UPEI’s
      faculty
      lounge
      where
      he
      met
      a
     
     
      small
      group
      of
      people
      composed
      mostly
     
     
      of
      students
      who
      have
      previously
      taken
     
     
      an
      Italian
      course
      at
      the
      university.
     
    

    
     
      His
      visit
      was
      a
      part
      of
      a
      plan
      for
     
     
      all
      the
      ambassadors
      to
      Canada
      to
      try
      to
     
     
      familiarize
      themselves
      with
      Canada,
      and
     
     
      all
      of
      the
      provinces
      in
      particular.
      The
     
     
      Ambassador
      was
      accompanied
      by
      the
     
     
      Consul
      General
      of
      Italy
      to
      Canada,
      Carlo
     
     
      Selvaggi.
      The
      meeting
      also
      had
      much
      to
     
     
      do
      with
      trade.
      The
      two
      had
      official
     
     
      meetings
      with
      the
      premier,
      several
     
     
      ministers,
      the
      lieutenant-governor,
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      those
      in
      the
      business
      community
     
     
      who
      are
      presently
      doing
      business
      with
      or
     
     
      in
      Italy
      and
      those
      who
      would
      like
      to.
     
    

    
     
      Upon
      his
      arrival
      to
      the
      university,
     
     
      the
      Dean
      of
      Arts,
      Robert
      Campbell,
      gave
     
     
      a
      short
      welcome
      speech
      to
      the
      Ambassa-
     
     
      dor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      extend
      the
      warmest
      welcome,
      sir,
     
     
      to
      you
      and
      your
      colleague
      on
      the
      occa-
     
     
      sion
      of
      your
      visit
      to
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      Our
      President
     
     
      extends
      her
      regrets
      at
      not
      being
      able
      to
     
     
      be
      here
      personally,
      but
      she
      hopes
      your
     
     
      visit
      will
      be
      a
      pleasant
      and
      productive
     
     
      one.
     
    

    
     
      I
      understand
      that
      you
      will
      be
     
     
      talking
      to
      the
      business
      community
      here
     
     
      on
      the
      Island,
      but
      we
      are
      very
      pleased
     
     
      that
      you
      were
      able
      to
      come
      to
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity
      as
      well.
      Needless
      to
      say,
      within
     
     
      these
      walls
      we
      are
      very
      conscious
      of
      the
     
     
      enormous
      contribution
      that
      Italy
      has
     
     
      made
      to
      the
      development
      of
      Western
     
     
      Civilization
      --
      from
      the
      era
      of
      the
      Ro-
     
     
      mans,
      through
      the
      Renaissance,
      to
     
     
      modern
      times.
      In
      this
      building,
      which
     
     
      houses
      most
      of
      the
      Faculty
      of
      Arts,
      not
      a
     
     
      day
      would
      go
      by
      without
      reference,
     
     
      probably
      numerous
      references,
      to
      Italian
     
     
      music,
      and
      art,
      and
      literature,
      and
      as
      I
     
     
      have
      seen
      here
      this
      evening,
      to
      the
     
     
      Italian
      language.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      had
      the
      great
      pleasure
      of
     
     
      visiting
      Italy.
      I
      remember
      soft
      late
     
     
      summer
      days
      spent
      on
      the
      shores
      of
      Lake
     
     
      Maggiore,
      and
      a
      memorable
      Christmas
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spent
      at
      Assisi,
      with
      midnight
      mass
      in
     
     
      the
      church
      of
      St.
      Francis.
      I
      remember
      as
     
     
      well
      the
      beautiful
      city
      of
      Rome,
      which
     
     
      my
      Celtic
      ancestors
      (the
      Gauls)
      visited
     
     
      briefly
      in
      390
      BC,
      and
      which
      would
     
     
      have
      fallen
      completely
      to
      them
      except
     
     
      for
      a
      warning
      given
      by
      a
      flock
      of
      geese!
     
     
      In
      return,
      of
      course,
      the
      Romans
      con-
     
     
      quered
      us
      with
      their
      language,
      and
      the
     
     
      larger
      Italy
      has
      done
      so
      with
      its
      culture.
     
     
      And
      finally,
      we
      remind
      ourselves
     
     
      at
      this
      university
      that
      Bologna
      has
      a
     
     
      strong
      claim
      to
      be
      the
      first
      of
      the
      Medi-
     
     
      eval
      universities,
      and
      thus
      spiritually
      or
     
     
      symbolically
      the
      parent
      institution
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PUitomaeree
     
     
      Ambassador
      of
      Italy
      Visits
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yugoslavia,
      unfortunately,
      but
      there
      is
      a
     
     
      new
      spirit
      in
      Europe
      --
      Europe
      is
      trying
     
     
      to
      better
      itself.’
     
    

    
     
      The
      Ambassador
      was
      very
      im-
     
     
      pressed
      with
      the
      Island
      and
      the
      univer-
     
     
      sity.
      ‘‘Well,
      I
      arrived
      three
      quarters
      of
     
     
      an
      hour
      ago,
      but
      I
      can
      tell
      you
      this
     
     
      feeling
      of
      warm
      welcome
      I
      received
     
     
      here,
      makes
      me
      so
      thankful
      to
      you.
      This
     
     
      is
      leading,
      the
      way
      I
      feel
      it,
      for
      a
      great
     
     
      love
      for
      this
      Island,
      and
      I
      hope
      tomorrow
     
     
      to,
      on
      the
      completion
      of
      official
      part
      of
     
     
      the
      visit,
      to
      at
      least
      explore
      this
      Island
     
     
      then
      come
      back
      with
      my
      family
      and
      stay
     
     
      longer,’’
      said
      Dr.
      Cambiaso.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Ambassador
      chatting
      with
      student
      and
     
     
      painter
      Terry
      Stevenson
      Photo
      courtesy
      of
      Dr.
      Falvo
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all
      of
      us.
     
    

    
     
      So
      welcome,
      Mr
      Ambassador,
      and
     
     
      welcome,
      Mr.
      Consul
      General.
      You
      are
     
     
      amongst
      friends.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Italian
      students
      and
      others
      in
     
     
      attendance
      also
      introduced
      them-
     
     
      selves
      to
      the
      Ambassador,
      the
      Italian
     
     
      students
      in
      his
      native
      language,
      causing
     
     
      their
      professor,
      F.
      F.
      Falvo,
      to
      feel
      great
     
     
      pride
      in
      his
      students.
      ‘‘They
      find
      it
     
     
      difficult.
      .
      .
      challenging.
      .
      .
      but
      I
      know
     
     
      that
      deep
      down
      they
      love
      it.”’
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Cambiaso’s
      speech
      was
     
     
      spoken
      in
      very
      simple
      Italian.
      The
     
     
      Ambassador
      underlined
      the
      fact
      that
     
     
      Europe
      is
      at
      a
      turning
      point.
      ‘‘It
      has
     
     
      centuries
      of
      wars
      behind
      it,
      and
      two
     
     
      World
      Wars
      during
      this
      century.
      .
      .
      The
     
     
      wars
      are
      still
      going
      on
      in
      the
      former
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ambassador
      Cambiaso
      also
      went
     
     
      on
      to
      say
      that,
      in
      his
      opinion,
      Canada
     
     
      had
      the
      greatest
      potential
      for
      success
      in
     
     
      the
      whole
      world.
      ‘‘First
      of
      all,’’
      the
     
     
      Ambassador
      said,’
      it
      [Canada]
      is
      a
     
     
      country
      where
      hundreds
      of
      thousands
      of
     
     
      people,
      coming
      from
      everywhere,
      now
     
     
      especially
      from
      underdeveloped
      coun-
     
     
      tries
      with
      mainly
      economic
      problems
     
     
      and
      problems
      of
      survival,
      are
      finding
     
     
      Canada
      their
      new
      home.
      This
      was
      true
     
     
      even
      for
      so
      many
      Italians
      after
      World
     
     
      War
      II.
      .
      .
      They
      found
      here
      a
      welcoming
     
     
      country
      and
      rooted
      here,
      and
      got
      estab-
     
     
      lished
      here.
      I
      have
      seen
      so
      many
      of
     
     
      them
      all
      throughout
      the
      country,
      all
      of
     
     
      them
      feeling
      very
      much
      at
      home.”’
     
    

    
     
      Andrea
      Negrotto
      Cambiaso
      was
     
     
      born
      in
      Rome,
      January
      4,
      1937.
      He
     
     
      entered
      the
      foreign
      services
      in
      1962
      and,
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      after
      attending
      specialized
      course;
     
     
      occupied
      many
      important
      positio;
     
     
      including
      the
      Permanent
      Repres¢
     
     
      of
      Italy
      to
      the
      EEC
      and
      EAEC,
      B;
     
     
      in
      1964;
      the
      Deputy
      Diplomatic
      ‘
     
     
      to
      the
      President
      of
      the
      Council
      of
     
     
      ter
      Mr.
      Alco
      Moro,
      1975;
      1983,
      A
     
     
      sador
      in
      Valletta
      (Malta);
      Decorat
     
     
      Grand
      Officer
      of
      the
      Order
      to
      the
     
     
      of
      the
      Republic
      of
      Italy,
      1986;
      Pe
     
     
      nent
      Representative
      of
      Italy
      to
      the
     
     
      conference
      on
      Disarmament
      in
      Ge
     
     
      1989;
      1992,
      Chief
      of
      Cabinet
      for
      t
     
     
      Minister
      of
      Foreign
      Affairs
      [Italy]
     
     
      finally,
      in
      1994,
      the
      Ambassador
      ¢
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      Canada.
     
     
      Later,
      Dean
      Campbell
      com;
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mented
      Professor
      Falvo
      on
      his
      stu
     
     
      language
      skills,
      saying,
      ‘‘I’m
      ver
     
     
      impressed
      with
      the
      way
      your
      stud
     
     
      speak
      Italian
      and
      I’m
      impressed
      a
     
     
      willingness
      to
      speak
      out
      in
      Italian
     
     
      says
      a
      great
      deal
      about
      the
      way
      y«
     
     
      teaching
      the
      course.”’
     
    

    
     
      Most
      of
      the
      students
      were
      i
     
     
      pressed
      with
      the
      Ambassadors
      vis
     
     
      liked
      it
      very
      much,
      especially
      wh
     
     
      showed
      his
      appreciation
      to
      us
      for
     
     
      ing
      Italian,’’
      said
      Reynold
      Vail,
      v
     
     
      learned
      Italian
      at
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      Sylvia
      Johnson,
      another
      att
     
     
      who
      also
      learned
      Italian
      at
      the
      uni
     
     
      said,
      ‘‘I
      think
      it’s
      great
      that
      we
      ar
     
     
      having
      a
      visit
      from
      Europe
      that
     
     
      cuses
      on
      trade
      between
      the
      Atl
     
     
      region
      and
      Italy.”’
     
    

    
     
      Professor
      Falvo
      was
      very
     
     
      enthusiastic,
      saying,
      ‘‘It
      is
      a
      th
     
     
      experience.’’
      He
      also
      reminds
     
     
      an
      Italian
      course
      will
      be
      held
      n
     
     
      semester
      for
      those
      interested.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      of
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