Federica Mogherini

Overview

Federica Mogherini born Rome, Italy June 16, 1973. Youngest woman to become Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2014; second woman to serve as EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, 2014. Opposed military response to Russian war in Ukraine, condemning illegal occupation of Crimea. Made peace with Sudan, saving Mariam Ibrahim from death sentence, 2014. Announced agreement with Iran on behalf of EU, 2015.

Quotations

“We need a Palestinian state—that is the ultimate goal and this is the position of all the European Union. . . It is not only the people of Gaza that can’t afford having a fourth war, all the world cannot afford this.” (Times of Israel, Nov. 8, 2014; photo women’s forum)