VOL. 116 - NO. 2 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 13, 2012 $.30 A COPY Mitt Romney Victorious Hard Work and Collaboration Paying Off in New Hampshire Primary Consul General Pastorelli’s Many Accomplishments After One Year in Office by Nicola Orichuia A year into his position as als. We also need to make Consul General of Italy for learning Italian more attrac- New England, Giuseppe tive, showing the potential of Pastorelli looks back at an using the language for work. intense year of activities We asked the group and what other challenges Professionisti Italian a Bos- lay ahead of his Boston- ton (Italian Professionals in based tenure. “First of all, I Boston) to create a sort of need to lose at least ten “dream team” of profession- pounds,” he says, chuckling. als who can showcase what To do so, he might not a difference some Italians need to look too far. In fact, are making. We’re also Pastorelli and the Consulate partnering with the staff have managed over the Children’s Museum on past year to put many Con- March 9, when we will offer sular procedures on a diet, an Italian language event speeding up filing times and geared especially towards (AP Photo) creating a friendlier envi- children.” ronment. “When I came in In the end, what Pastorelli Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won the late 2010, I decided to focus seems to be aiming at is the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary on Tuesday, on better services to the creation of a sense of com- January 10, 2012 — receiving 37 percent of the votes — community,” he says. “I felt In Pastorelli’s view, col- munity that can continue to bringing him one step closer towards capturing the GOP we needed to become more laborating with other local grow in the years ahead. By presidential nomination as the contest heads to South customer-friendly. For ex- institutions is key to presenting a wide range of Carolina where Romney is currently projected to win. ample, it used to take two achieving his main goal for events and initiatives, the Approximately one-third of New Hampshire Republican and a half minutes to speak 2012: Promoting Italian lan- Consul is now finding a way voters interviewed said, “the most important factor in choos- to someone on the phone. guage and culture. “We’ve to weave together individu- ing a candidate was finding someone who could defeat Presi- Now when you call you are established long-term col- als and groups who have dent Barack Obama.” speaking with a human be- laborations with many insti- been going their separate Romney delivered an uplifting, inspirational victory ing in 30 seconds. We have tutions to get more people to ways for a long time. Proof of speech, signifying what direction the country needs to move also reduced the time it appreciate all that Italian this vision is Memory in and how he can be our leader and the one who can get takes to file documents and culture has to offer. With the Traces, a project Pastorelli us there. forms. We’ve gone from 30 Harvard Film Archive we has championed all through- days to seven.” This more want to present a film series out his first year in office. “In efficient Consulate is due in every year. In 2012 we will a way I feel like it’s my News Briefs part to how Pastorelli views present together a series child,” he says. The website th by Sal Giarratani his New England appoint- celebrating the 100 anni- — developed by MIT’s Media ment. “We are here to serve versary since the birth Lab — represents a collec- the community. We need to of director Michelangelo tion of personal stories told Democrats Ready to Change facilitate access to whatever Antonioni. We also want to by some of Boston’s most Campaign Script needs the community has present a yearly event with successful Italians and Ital- Hold the action cue. Could the Democrats be and we need to maintain a the Boston Youth Symphony ian Americans. “Memory thinking of shaking up things as Obama readies connection with it, continu- Orchestra, which will per- Traces is a virtual home,” for November 2012? Rumor has it top Democrats ing to participate in as many form Verdi’s Falstaff on says Pastorelli. “It’s part of a are actually thinking about changing some of the events as possible.” January 22. We’re also look- path that hopefully will lead chairs on the deck. Replacing Joe Biden with Although the new year ing to organize a series of to the creation of a common Hillary Clinton and giving Biden Hillary’s State won’t be carrying the weight cooking classes with the place where the entire com- Department job. Putting Clinton in as the new vice of the 150th anniversary of help of the magazine Cucina munity can feel at home and presidential candidate would certainly generate Italy’s Unification, Pastorelli Italiana. It will be an oppor- where Italian heritage can some action from the grassroots. Biden only is determined to maintain a tunity to learn how to cook be nurtured.” subtracts from the ticket. He could very well be to high level of activity an authentic Italian meal Whatever the result, the vice president what Jimmy Carter was to the throughout 2012. “Last year while having fun.” Consul has laid the founda- presidency. we participated in more than The promotion of Italian tion for creating a larger My personal opinion, don’t make good old Joe 20 initiatives celebrating language is also one of community of people pas- Secretary of State if you care about this country. Italy’s 150th anniversary,” Pastorelli’s main objectives. sionate about their Italian I wish they had a cabinet position called Dog he says. “We had many suc- “Thanks to the work of heritage. Pastorelli has Catcher General because he might be able to do cesses and I am very satis- groups like CASIT we man- made it clear that the Con- that job. An Obama-Hillary ticket could only make fied with our accomplish- aged to keep up the number sulate wants to play an ac- the Democratic ticket stronger. ments. The challenge now is of students learning Italian, tive role in the community’s GOP’s Best Hope 2016? to create the right format to despite facing a 40 percent continued efforts to promote Once we get 2012 passed us, the future for the keep events sustainable reduction in budget from the Italian heritage, language Republicans will improve. All the old faces will fade through the years. Some- Italian Ministry of Foreign and culture, by meeting away as a new generation of leaders emerges from thing that is good one year Affairs over the past several regularly with the heads of the rubble of ’12. I can see a number of younger might not be as good the years. We can do more, local organizations and insti- Republican prospects out ready to accept the next. Some events might be though, and I’d like to see tutions. Through the collabo- mantle of leadership. One name is Marco Rubio, smaller, some might need the number of students rative effort, he says, the the US Senator from Florida. Conservative, Catho- different venues. In other learning Italian increase, as work will be much easier. As words, we need to renew our- well as improve access to for losing those ten pounds, (Continued on Page 14) selves while maintaining the language by getting more though, Pastorelli is pretty traditions.” books and learning materi- much on his own. 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