Dell'Utri Visits Argentina for Consular Talks
Italian Undersecretary Massimo Dell'Utri held meetings in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario ahead of Com.It.Es. elections.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Italian Food
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Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Massimo Dell'Utri visited Argentina for institutional meetings, including talks with Undersecretary María Lorena Capra in Buenos Aires and with all Italian consuls in the country. The visit also covered stops in Córdoba and Rosario, where he met mayors and the Governor of Santa Fe.
Why it matters
Preparations for the Com.It.Es. elections, which represent Italian citizens abroad, are underway, and voter registrations are reported to be rising across all nine consular districts. The visit signals direct engagement by Rome with the Italian diaspora in Argentina ahead of the vote.
Voter registrations for the Com.It.Es. elections are rising across all nine consular districts in Argentina. Two Italian schools in Córdoba have been officially recognised by the Italian education system, though the source provides no registration totals or prior-year comparison.
The players
Massimo Dell'Utri
Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs leading the institutional visit to Argentina.
María Lorena Capra
Argentine Undersecretary who met Dell'Utri in Buenos Aires during the visit.
The details
Dell'Utri met Undersecretary María Lorena Capra in Buenos Aires, attended the IDOHE university fair and visited Tecpetrol's operations centre. He then traveled to Córdoba and Rosario, where he met local mayors, the Governor of Santa Fe and visited two Italian schools.
Timeline
Announced on 9 November 2026 as part of the Argentina visit.
Diaspora Outreach
The Com.It.Es. elections give Italians abroad an elected voice in consular affairs, and Dell'Utri's visit follows that framework by engaging the Argentine community directly before the vote. Rising voter registrations across all nine Argentine consular districts show growing participation in that process.
Italians living abroad, especially in Argentina, can register to vote in the Com.It.Es. elections through their local consulate as registrations rise across the nine consular districts. The visit signals that consular representatives are actively engaging with community members ahead of the vote.
The takeaway
Italians abroad can check with their local consulate about Com.It.Es. voter registration before the upcoming elections, since registrations are rising across the diaspora.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Esteri.
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