Mr. Galtieri has held leadership positions in Africa, the Arab States, Europe and the United Nations Headquarters in New York where he led programmes on civic engagement, youth mobilization, local governance, conflict prevention and community peace-building initiatives.
His career includes serving most recently as UNFPA’s Representative in Guinea; Head of UN Resident Coordinators Office in Burkina Faso and Syria; Regional Policy Advisor at UN DGO/DOCO in New York for Africa, Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent State, supporting the implementation of the Delivering as One pilot initiative on UN reform. He started his UN professional journey as a United Nations Volunteer.
Mr. Galtieri is a lecturer in international affairs and has co-authored three books on international relations and diplomacy. He has also led civic initiatives in his home country Italy, as co-founder and National Coordinator of Movimenta.
Mr. Galtieri, holds a Ph.D. in African Studies from the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, a Master’s Degree in International and Diplomatic Affairs from the University of Trieste. He is a University of Harvard Kennedy School fellow and graduate in Public Administration.
He is fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
