ECFR Alumni · Visiting Fellow
Foreign policy planning; peace and security in Africa, Arab Gulf foreign policy; Horn of Africa and Red Sea; political Islam; counter violent extremism; mediation
English, Italian, Kiswahili
Umberto Tavolato was a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he was senior foreign policy expert in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a political adviser to the Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of the European External Action Service. Tavolato has also led EU Special Representatives’ offices in Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia and served in the EU Delegation to the African Union.
Kenya is a potential strong partner for Europe in fostering stability in east Africa and the Horn – and its new membership of the Security Council should prompt Europeans to work more closely with it
Umberto Tavolato discusses innovation and the impact of geopolitical and economic dynamics on emerging markets in this podcast
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