{"id":5371,"date":"2025-10-20T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:23:03","slug":"consul-general-alessandra-tognonato-featured-in-harpers-bazaar-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2025\/10\/consul-general-alessandra-tognonato-featured-in-harpers-bazaar-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Consul General Alessandra Tognonato Featured in Harper\u2019s Bazaar Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of Vietnamese Women\u2019s Day, Harper\u2019s Bazaar Vietnam interviewed Alessandra Tognonato, Consul General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, about her diplomatic career, her views on women\u2019s empowerment, and her first impressions of Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Tognonato described Ho Chi Minh City as \u201ca fast, energetic city with incredibly warm people\u201d, expressing her enthusiasm for representing Italy in such a dynamic environment. With over two decades of experience in major capitals including Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Cairo, she affirmed that diplomacy remains her true vocation: \u201cAfter twenty-four years, I still pursue the same passion I had as a young diplomacy student. Representing my country is the greatest privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on women\u2019s roles in diplomacy and beyond, she emphasized that \u201cevery individual, regardless of gender or identity, can contribute to society. What matters most is competence, diligence, and attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concluding the interview, she shared a message of self-confidence and authenticity: \u201cEvery day is Sunday \u2014 give yourself the privilege of showing up as your best self.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the occasion of Vietnamese Women\u2019s Day, Harper\u2019s Bazaar Vietnam interviewed Alessandra Tognonato, Consul General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, about her diplomatic career, her views on women\u2019s empowerment, and her first impressions of Vietnam. Ms. Tognonato described Ho Chi Minh City as \u201ca fast, energetic city with incredibly warm people\u201d, expressing her [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":5374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5371"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5377,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5371\/revisions\/5377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conshochiminh.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}