Luca Gori, born in Florence in 1968, is a career diplomat and author of several books and articles on international policy issues. In 2007 he published The Russian diplomat and in 2008 The European Union and the Western Balkans, also translated into Serbian. From 1999 to 2003 he was First Secretary at the Embassy of Italy in Moscow, and from 2003 to 2007 Advisor to the Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union. From 2010 to 2014 he served at the Embassy of Italy in Washington and currently works in Rom at the Diplomatic Affairs Office of the Italian Republic Presidency.
