The U.S. Embassy in Rome has been waiting for a new holder for almost two years. Lewis Eisenberg was the last ambassador to Italy. He left his job on January 20, 2021. Since then, the headquarters have been assigned to Thomas D. Smitham, a chargé d'affaires. Nancy Pelosi appeared to be the new tenant of Villa Taverna, but her spokesman firmly denied that the 82-year-old Democrat from Abruzzo and Molise could take office. "The US House Speaker has no desire to serve as ambassador to Italy. The Speaker intends to continue serving in the United States Congress regardless of his position "Drew Hammill expressed his thoughts on Twitter. Pelosi's possible move to Rome had been the subject of rumors for months. The Democrat from California, a devout Catholic with strong ties to Italy, is a regular at the residence's July 4 events. Last June, she was also welcomed at the Vatican by Pope Francis, who permitted her to receive communion despite the restriction imposed by the bishop of San Francisco, who had refused the sacrament to politics because to his pro-abortion views. After her husband Paul was brutally attacked the day before the Midterms, Pelosi seemed tired and close to quitting politics. At this point, the question is still who will be made ambassador to Italy and when. The name of Stephen Robert, a former Wall Street banker who is supposed to be quite close to the House speaker, is circulating with vigor. His wife, Pilar Crespi Robert, is an Italian-Brazilian fashion industry veteran. She is the daughter of Countess Consuelo Crespi, who was a major player in the industry in the 1950s and 1960s as the fashion editor of Vogue and the director of Vogue Italia.