epa13081415 (L-R) Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa, Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, Italian Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility Matteo Salvini, and Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto attend an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome,...

epa13081414 (L-R) Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa, Italian Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility Matteo Salvini, US Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta, Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani attend an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence,...

epa13081412 (L-R) Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa, Italian Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility Matteo Salvini, US Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta, Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani attend an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to...

epa13081411 Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani (C) and US Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta (L) attend an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

epaselect epa13081431 A man wearing a US-themed tie and a US flag pin attends an Independence Day celebration hosted by the US Embassy at Blumenrain, the official residence of the US ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, in Bern, Switzerland, 02 July 2026. The United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year. ...

epa13081539 Arianna Meloni attends an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

epa13081536 (L-R) Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa, Italian Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility Matteo Salvini, US Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta, Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto, and Italy's Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani attend an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to...

epa13081529 US Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta (L) and Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa attend an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

epa13081528 Arianna Meloni (C) attends an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

epa13081525 Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto (C) attends an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

epa13081522 Italian Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio attends an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

epa13081521 Italian Minister for Business and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso (R) attends an event at Villa Taverna, the US ambassador's residence, to celebrate the upcoming US Independence Day, in Rome, Italy, 02 July 2026. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI