Ugo ASTUTO is the Ambassador of Delegation of the European to the ROK. Originally from Italy, he entered the Italian Diplomatic Service in 1991. Since then, he has served in Italian Embassies in Nairobi and London, in the Permanent Representation in Brussels and in the Embassy in Delhi. From February 2013 until July 2016, he was seconded to the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Brussels, first as Director for South and South East Asia and then as Deputy Managing Director/Director for Asia and the Pacific. Then until 2019, he was the Principal Director for Asia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. From 2019 to 2023, he served as the Ambassador and Head of the E.U. Delegation to India and Bhutan. Up until coming to Korea, he served as Alternate Political Director for G7/G20 matters in the MFA in Rome.